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From Powder and Bulk Dot Com Industry News
Another Nielsen briquetting system will be installed this spring in Muscannell millworks in Colorado USA where hardwood shavings will be briquetted for commercial fuels as well as consumer firelogs. The firelogs are 3 inch square x section and take up little space in handling. Calorific value of the firelogs is higher than traditional wood logs and have no chemical binders and additives. A short puck version of the log can also be made with the same equipment for the barbecue markets. In regard to commercial fuels a puck shape can be continuously produced which has similar size as conventional hog fuels. Wood fines and dust which are difficult to burn in boilers with traditional hog fuels can now be burned efficiently in briquet format. This will be of interest to plywood sander mills operations as well as MDF and HDF flooring producers. Masonite and cardboard residue from door manufacturers have been turned into high value industrial fuels. OSB plants producing fines can now burn this residue with their hogfuels. Bark residue has been successfully briquetted for use as a high density fuel.Density of the briquets is in the 40 pound per cubic foot range reducing handling and trucking costs while maximizing heat values. Most dry wood and biogass type fuels can be briquetted. Less costly to set up and maintain than a comparable sized pellet plant the briquetters allow production of a varied range of products and market applications. Nielsen A/S and Briquetting Systems Inc. is presently conducting tests for several of the major local Canadian lumber producers as well as those located in the US markets. Further information visit: http://www.briquettingsystems.com/ © Copyright 1998 - 2009 Powder and Bulk Dot Com |
