Bioresources for Sustainable Pellet Production in Zambia : Twelve Biomasses Pelletized at Different Moisture Content

• The use of charcoal and firewood for cooking is common in Zambia,and its utilization is suchthat the deforestation rate is high, energy utilization is low, and unfavorable cooking methods lead to high death rates due to indoor air pollution mainly from particulate matter and carbon monoxide.Byusing an alternative cooking method, such as pellet stoves, it is possible to offer a sustainable solution, provided that sustainable pelletproduction can be achieved. In this study, 12different available biomaterials were pelletizedina single pellet unitto investigate their availability as raw materials for pellet production in Zambia. The study showedthat sicklebush and pigeon pea generatedthe same pelleting properties correlated withcompression and frictionand that both materials showedlow moisture uptake. The study also identifiedtwo groups of materials that broadenedthe raw material base and helpedto achieve sustainable pellet production.Group 1consisted of materials with equal pelletingabilities (miombo, peanut shell, pigeon pea,and sicklebush) andGroup 2 consistedof materialsthat showed low impact of varying moisture content(eucalyptus, miombo, peanut shell, pigeon pea, and sicklebush). The hardest pellet was made from Tephrosia, which wasfollowed by Gliricidia.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Pappers-, massa- och fiberteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Naturresursteknik -- Energisystem (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Environmental Engineering -- Energy Systems (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Naturresursteknik -- Annan naturresursteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Environmental Engineering -- Other Environmental Engineering (hsv//eng)

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Biomass pellets

Single pellet press

Densification

Backpressure

Chemical composition

Miljö- och energisystem

Environmental and Energy Systems

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