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Quality assessment of pellets and briquettes made from glued wood waste

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
Volume 79, Issue 5, Pages 1153-1162

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-021-01695-1

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  1. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2014-2020-axis 1, action 1.1.4

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Europe supports the use of energy from renewable sources to reduce the use of fossil fuels, with wood waste being exploited as a renewable energy source for producing solid biofuels. The study shows that the adhesive present in wood waste does not affect the material's characteristics, making it suitable for the production of solid biofuels.
In accordance with sustainable economic and social development, Europe supports the use of energy from renewable sources to decrease the use of fossil fuels. Among renewable energy sources, wood, especially production wood waste from the supply chain, represents an exploitable source in line with a circular economy development. In this context, processing of residues produced by wood companies becomes an important resource. This work deals with the possible energy recovery of glued wood wastes. Two solid biofuels were produced from glued wood wastes: pellets and briquettes. They have been produced in collaboration with a local company and analyzed according to the applicable EN ISO international standards. The results were compared with the limits imposed by the standards in order to identify their quality class and their applicability to the current market. The amount of adhesive present in the wood wastes does not negatively affect the intrinsic characteristics of the material that is suitable for the production of solid biofuels. In addition, the amount of wood waste containing cross-linked polyurethane was calculated in order not to compromise the quality of solid biofuels made therefrom.

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