<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article deals with the characterization of biomass pellets using Differential Scanning Calorimetry. We used three types of industrially produced and commercially available pellets as samples: wood pellets containing grass, wood pellet containing bark and wood pellets without bark. Each of the samples were examined using the DSC method. Based on the measurements in atmosphere of air and nitrogen temperature, the changes caused by thermal degradation of various kinds of test fuels were observed. Subsequently, limits of exothermic processes, reaction enthalpy changes and the temperature at which exothermic reactions reached peaks were determined.</p></abstract>

This article deals with the characterization of biomass pellets using Differential Scanning Calorimetry. We used three types of industrially produced and commercially available pellets as samples: wood pellets containing grass, wood pellet containing bark and wood pellets without bark. Each of the samples were examined using the DSC method. Based on the measurements in atmosphere of air and nitrogen temperature, the changes caused by thermal degradation of various kinds of test fuels were observed. Subsequently, limits of exothermic processes, reaction enthalpy changes and the temperature at which exothermic reactions reached peaks were determined.

Thermal Properties of Lignocellulose Pellets

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integrated Safety

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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This article deals with the characterization of biomass pellets using Differential Scanning Calorimetry. We used three types of industrially produced and...

Thermal Properties of Lignocellulose Pellets

Publié en ligne: 16 sept. 2017

Pages: 83 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rput-2017-0010

Mots clés
lignocellulose pellets, wood, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), biomass, thermal decomposition, pyrolysis

© 2017 Igor Wachter et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Thermal Properties of Lignocellulose Pellets

Publié en ligne: 16 sept. 2017

Pages: 83 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rput-2017-0010

Mots cléslignocellulose pellets, wood, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), biomass, thermal decomposition, pyrolysis

© 2017 Igor Wachter et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
lignocellulose pellets, wood, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), biomass, thermal decomposition, pyrolysis