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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 327, 2021
26th Scientific Conference on Power Engineering and Power Machines (PEPM’2021)
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Article Number | 02010 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202132702010 | |
Published online | 22 November 2021 |
Possibilities for obtaining pellets by single-screw extrusion of biomass from black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.)
1 University of Food Technologies / Department of Machines and Apparatuses for Food and Biotechnological Industry, Bulgaria
2 University of Food Technologies / Department of Cereals, Fodder, Bread and Confectionery Products, Bulgaria
3 University of Food Technologies / Department of Tobacco, Sugar, Vegetable and Essential Oil, Bulgaria
4 University of Food Technologies / Department of Nutrition and Tourism, Bulgaria
* corresponding author:asimitchiev@gmail.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the possibilities for obtaining pellets by single-screw extrusion of black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) biomass. Two fractions of black pine needles – 1) with dp ≥ 500 μm and bulk density ρn = 0.243 g/cm3 and 2) black pine twigs with d ≥ 500 μm and ρn = 0.297 g/cm3, were obtained. Wheat bran with dp ≥ 500 μm and bulk density ρn = 0.258 g/cm3 in a ratio of 1:1 was added to the obtained fractions. The experiments showed that getting pellets by single-screw extrusion of biomass from twigs and needles of black pine was possible when mixing them in a 1:1 ratio with wheat bran. The addition of wheat bran improved the smoothness and homogeneity of the produced pellets and increased their density. High-density pellets with a low sectional expansion index were produced during extrusion. The productivity of extruding mixtures of black pine twigs with wheat bran was 30% higher than that made from a mix of black pine needles and wheat bran. The pellets obtained after mixing biomass from black pine and wheat bran had over 13% higher density than those produced entirely from wheat bran. The presence of black pine biomass increased the quality of the final product while at the same time having a positive effect on both productivity and specific energy consumption.
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