New Perspective -“Lowest Cost” Energy From
Vast Biomass -7, Wood Pellet 2
• -->cont: •1FOREST RELATED: ✔ 1e Pellet:
• Some producers use Steam Explosion for cell weakening and densifica8on
(also see p90 Torrefac8on , p98,99 Hydrothermal carboniza8on). High
combus8on lignin pellet(50-90% range lignin instead of 30% range in regular
wood) as Dilute Acid Hydrolysis alcohol produc8on leJover(Бионет пеллет
лигнин, Lignineko+), some8mes from 30millon+ m3(Russia only, other CIS
excluded) accumula8on of “hydroly@c lignin” landfill dump .
• ✔ 1f Biomass Brique,es: Usually non-industrial size produc8on unless part of
large pulp/peat/lumber/composite wood opera8on(oJen in Russia+): by
shredding and compressing when stock is dry enough(moisture <16%), some
are stand alone with 20,000ton+/yr scale with other biomass(Biocoal co in,
KGN Biofuels +), Lignin based brique[e(Бобруйский гидролизный завод,
Banisa Energy + ). System providers:(WEIMA Maschinenbau, BriqueXe-
Machine, C.F. Nielsen+), Generally speaking this sector's leader is India,
where product is called "biocoal" which is confusing with torrefied pellets.
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