Pellets produced from wood, energy grasses and straw present a higher energy density
feedstock than wood chips or bales, and therefore reduce the costs of handling, transport …

Densification has been carried out for many years, mostly in biomass processing, animal
feed production, and pharmaceutical industries. During the years, researchers and …

Torrefaction has been recognized as a promising strategy to improve handling and storage
properties of wood-based pellets, thus producing a uniform-quality commodity with high …

Fossil fuels such as coal are likely to be exhausted in near future, research therefore is
focussed on exploration of alternatives. Biomass pellet is one such option and in this work …

Key factors associated with the production of biomass pellets are pellet durability and
operational cost of the pellet mill. This paper reviews parameters of the pellet die …

The worldwide increase in the demand for wood pellets has led to increased interest in the
use of biomass feedstock. However, the quality of pellets depends directly on the biomass …

The exhaustion of fossil fuel resources has instigated a necessity to find new alternatives
like biofuels, for heat and power generation. Biofuels are usually generated from the thermal …

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 …

Understanding particle attrition is vital to the optimisation of a wide range of industrial
processes. Lean phase pneumatic conveying is one such process, whereby the high energy …

Wood pellets have become a renewable substitute for coal in heat and power generation
facilities. However, the hygroscopic nature of wood pellets is a long-standing problem in …