Improving the Conventional Pelletization Process to Save Energy during Biomass Densification

A pellet mill is currently the most frequently used method for producing pellets using either a ring die or a flat die. In the densification process, a great amount of energy is required to avoid spring-back and to overcome the friction between the material and the channel surface of the die. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Zhongjia Chen, Guosheng Yu, Xiangyue Yuan, Qingyu Wang, Jiangmin Kan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2015-08-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_4_6576_Chen_Conventional_Pelletization_Process