The presence and generation of fines and dust in the bulk of biomass pellets have inflicted
several problems in the supply chain during transportation and storage, and the breakage …

Featured Application Particle degradation of biomass materials can be a severe issue in
transportation and material handling because of dust generated. Especially for pneumatic …

The comprehensive investigation of a pyrolysis reactor has been conducted on the basis of
thermal engineering design. The gas dynamics, thermodynamic, and psychrometric …

The objective of the reported project was to produce wood agglomerates from popular East
European species to determine their strength and combustion properties. Closed-die pellets …

In the case of wood pellets, a water content> 10 wt.-% should not be exceeded, as they
begin to break even under low mechanical loads. However, during storage, they are …

The knowledge of size reduction of wood pellets during pneumatic conveying is important to
achieve failure-free system operation and to set-up adequate quality assurance processes …

This manuscript presents an experimental evaluation of the grinding of biomass pellet
samples using ball mills. These samples are the torrefied and white wood pellets. Both …

Engineering machines and components are prone to structural failures during their service
time due to certain technical reasons. The technical breakdowns sometime lead to high …

Conversion of tree and grass pruning wastes, as abundant and available lignocellulosic
sources, into biofuels can be a viable alternative to fossil fuels that pollute the environment …

Presently, biomass pellets play a significant role in energy transition scenarios worldwide.
Due to the lack of local supplies, many countries import their pellets from countries with …