Review Article
Effect of Additives on Wood Pellet Physical and Thermal Characteristics: A Review
Table 1
Particle density and mechanical durability of poplar pellets using different additives, with specific pelletization surface area of 5.6 cm
2/kW [
18].
| | Additive | MC (%) | Particle density (kg/m³) | Mechanical durability (%) |
| | LS 2.5% | 9.9 | 960 | 98.0 | | MS 2.5% | 9.9 | 970 | 95.9 | | LS 5% | 8.5 | 1080 | 98.8 | | MS 5% | 9.8 | 960 | 97.3 | | LS 7% | 9.5 | 1060 | 98.4 | | MS 7% | 9.0 | 1000 | 96.4 | | MS 0.95% + LS 1.05% | 6.3 | 1070 | 93.2 | | MS 1.94% + LS 1.06% | 8.4 | 1030 | 95.6 | | MS 2.94% + LS 1.06% | 8.0 | 1100 | 97.1 | | MS 3.93% + LS 1.07% | 7.2 | 1130 | 97.1 |
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LS: lignosuphonate; MS: maize starch.
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