Effects of moisture content and particle size on properties of bamboo pellets
Bamboo is a type of biomass material and has great potential as a bio-energy resource of the future in China.Some properties of bamboo pellets,length,diameter,mass,pellet moisture content (MC),unit density,bulk density,porosity,absorption,durability,fine content,ash,gross calorific value,combustion rate and heat release rate,were determined and the effects of MC and particle size (PS) on these properties were investigated in this research.The results showed that MC and PS affected the properties of bamboo pellets.The effects of MC on length,diameter,pellet MC,unit density,bulk density and porosity were significant at p=0.05.There were no significant differences between PS and all properties of bamboo pellets.All properties of bamboo pellets meet the requirement of Pellet Fuels Institute Standard Specification for Residential/Commercial Densified.The gross calorific value of bamboo pellets also meet the minimum requirement for making commercial pellets according to DIN 51731 (>17500J/g).Due to higher MC and larger PS,bamboo pellets exhibited higher combustion and heat release rates.Bamboo pellets are the proposed new biomass solid fuel and have the potential to be developed as commercial pellets.This research represents an initial stage in the study of bamboo pellets and its objectives provide guidelines for further research.
Biomass Bio-energy Bamboo Bamboo pellet Moisture content Particle size
Zhijia liu Zehui Jiang Benhua Fei Zhiyong Cai Xing”e Liu YanYu
International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan,Beijing,China,100102 Forest Products Laboratory,USDA Forest Service,Madison,WI 53705-2398,USA
国内会议
中国林学会竹子分会成立20周年暨第五次会员代表大会、第八届中国竹业学术大会
浙江诸暨
英文
391-400
2012-11-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）