A review of European standards for pellet quality

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3537-3540

  Garcia Maraver A ^a   Popov, V ^b   Zamorano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b WESSEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European norms; Guidelines; Pellets; Properties; Quality

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; BIOMASS FUELS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTROL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN NORMS; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; GUIDELINES; PELLET QUALITY; PROPERTIES; QUALITY PARAMETERS;

COMBUSTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING;

STANDARDS;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STATE ROLE;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960162248     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Kaliyan N., Vance R. Factors affecting strength and durability of densified biomass products. Biomass and Bioenergy 2009, 33:337-359.
2. Obernberger I., Thek G. Physical characterisation and chemical composition of densified biomass fuels with regard to their combustion behaviour. Biomass and Bioenergy 2004, 27:653-669.
3. Arshadi M., Cref R., Geladi P., Dahlqvist S., Lestander T. The influence of raw material characteristics on the industrial pelletizing process and pellet quality. Fuel Processing Technology 2008, 89:1442-1447.
4. Rhén C., Gref R., Sjöström M., Wästerlund I. Effects of raw material moisture content, densification pressure and temperature on some properties of Norway spruce pellets. Fuel Processing Technology 2005, 87:11-16.
5. Gilbert P., Ryu C., Sharifi V., Swithenbank J. Effect of process parameters on pelletisation of herbaceous crops. Fuel 2009, 88:1491-1497.
6. Lehtikangas P. Quality properties of pelletised sawdust, logging residues and bark. Biomass and Bioenergy 2001, 20:351-360.
7. Li Y., Liu H. High-pressure densification of wood residues to form an upgraded fuel. Biomass and Bioenergy 2000, 19:177-186.
8. Compressed wood or compressed bark in natural state, pellets and briquettes. Requirements and test specifications 2003, ÖNORM M 7135, Österreichisches, Vienna, Austria.
9. Biofuels and peat, fuel pellets. Classification 1998, SS 187120, Swedish Standards Institution, Stockholm, Sweden.
10. Testing of solid fuels, compressed untreated wood. Requirements and testing 1996, DIN 51731, Deutsches Institut für Normung, Berlin, Germany.
11. Pellet burners for small heating boilers. Definitions, requirements, testing, marking 2007, Din EN 15270, Deutsches Institut für Normung, Berlin, Germany.
12. Recommendation: solid biofuels. Pellet characterization for energetic purposes 2004, CTI - R 04/5.
13. France does not have an official standard but a set of quality controls has been developed 2009, ITEBE.
14. Solid biofuels. Terminology, definitions and descriptions 2004, Published standard. CEN/TS 14588, CEN/TC 335CEN/TC 335.