Energy From Vast Biomass 11, Wood Torrefaction
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• ✔ 1h Torrefac( on: Torrefied Pellets / BioCoal: Lower temp 200-300 ° C range oxygen-less process of dry material with final product with 70 % of original mass
with 90 % of energy potenGal retained in compressed form: increase per volume heat capacity, hydrophobic( nonhygroscopic), overall lower cost than pellets per energy produced as delivered.
• Also various other benefits( eg easy grinding for co-feeding with coal, less abrasion of engine if used as coal water slurry fuel than convenGonal coal etc), some bio-binder pretreatment & palleGzing before heat processing generally has beQer quality.
• Not as economically disrupGve as 2nd Gen bioethanol due to solid nature. Longer presence in Western Europe, parGcularly in Netherlands( Blackwood Technology, Torrcoal +), Other naGons( Arbaflame, Arigna Biofuels, Torrec +), Euro Major ' s parGcipaGon( ANDRITZ, AREVA +), Largest producers are in US with over 200,000ton / yr capacity( Zilkha Biomass, New Biomass Energy), but generally North America operaGons have newer parGcipaGon with same level
producGon cap. as Europe( Diacarbon, Airex Energy, Solvay Biomass), Some claim no indoor storage needs for rain( Arbaflame, HM3 Energy +), non western producers are rare( BioWindbell Technology +)
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