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http://dx.doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2012.40.1.1

Briquetting from Japanese larch and Hyunsasi poplar  

Han, Gyu-Seong (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Youn-Il (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
Mun, Kyoung-Tae (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.40, no.1, 2012 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
Densified fuels from biomass are widely used in North America and Europe as a regenerable and clean bioenergy. In this study, the fuel characteristics and densification characteristics of Japanese larch and Hyunsasi poplar were studied using a piston-type briquetting machine. The effects of pressure, pressure holding time, species, and particle size on briquette characteristics were studied. At room temperature, the highly densified briquettes of Japanese larch and Hyunsasi poplar can be produced at a compression pressure of 110~170 MPa. The produced briquettes have densities between 0.66 and 0.94 g/$cm^3$ after 28 days of storage at room temperature. The optimum pressure holding time was found to be 12 seconds. There is a linear increase in pressure with increase in density. The densities of briquettes from Japanese larch were higher than those of briquettes from Hyunsasi poplar. Also, the coarser particle size resulted in higher densities in briquettes than the finer particle size.
Keywords
briquette; density; Japanese larch; Hyunsasi poplar;
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