Torrefied versus conventional pellet production – A comparative study on energy and emission balance based on pilot-plant data and EU sustainability criteria

D. Agar, J. Gil, D. Sanchez, I. Echeverria and M. Wihersaari

Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 138, issue C, 630 pages

Abstract: Torrefaction is an emerging technology which enables greater co-firing rates of biomass with coal. To date however there has been a lack of real production data from pilot-scale torrefaction plants. Without such data any environmental benefits of torrefied pellet production are difficult to quantify.

Keywords: Torrefaction; Environmental impact; Emissions; Wood pellets; Co-firing; RED (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.08.017

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