Journal
APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 127, Issue -, Pages 135-140Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.042
Keywords
Biomass pellets; Biomass combustion; Biomass energy
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- FEDER funds (European Union) through COMPETE
- Portuguese funds through FCT [FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-020282, PTDC/EEA-EEL/118519/2010, PEst-OE/EEI/LA0021/2013]
- EU [309048]
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The need to generate thermal and electrical energy, global warming caused by increased emissions of greenhouse gases, rising fossil fuel prices and demand for energy independence, have created a new industry focused on energy production through the use of renewable sources. Among the different options, biomass is the third most important source for obtaining electricity, and is the main source for the production of thermal energy. However, problems related to the low density of the different types of biomass, and the difficulty of transportation and storage, have led to the need to find solid fuels with higher density and greater hardness, known as pellets and briquettes. This paper seeks to develop an analysis of the current situation of the production of pellets, mainly with mixed biomass types, and the possible uses they have, with the main emphasis on the review of different combustion processes. (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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