Wood Pelleting

edited January 2012 in Other
Hi,
Been having a bit of trouble finding much info on wood pelleting on the internet. How does the process of making wood pellets differ from that of feed pellets as i have been able to read on this website.
Cheers,
John

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  • edited November -1
    Pelleting wood can provide many advantages.

    These include:

    - Increased density
    - Easier handling
    - Reduced transportation costs
    - Possibility to store energy
    - Homogeneous fuel
    - More stable combustion
    - Lower investment in boiler plant
    - Environmental advantages
    - Big customer potential

    Regarding your query:

    The process of feed production can be seen on <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.feedmachinery.com/glossary.htm">http://www.feedmachinery.com/glossary.htm</a><!-- m -->

    The process of wood pellet production is as below:
    - Storage of raw materials
    - Drying
    - Grinding
    - Pelleting
    - Cooling
    - Sorting
    - Storage of finished wood pellets
  • edited November -1
    I have added a new section in the glossary for wood pelleting: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.feedmachinery.com/glossary_wood.htm">http://www.feedmachinery.com/glossary_wood.htm</a><!-- m -->
  • edited September 2013
    Hi,
    Been having a bit of trouble finding much info on wood pelleting on the internet. How does the process of making wood pellets differ from that of feed pellets as i have been able to read on this website.
    Cheers,
    John

    John..
    please let me know that wood size you have and willing pellet size.
    we have been offer some for japan project.

    YUTEK ENGINEERING AND IDAH MACHINERY

    YOUNDER.
  • edited November -1
    I know it an old topic but I have a issue related you g to wood Pelleting, thought you guys can help me out. I am out looking at BGE and Primo ceramic grills today. At the Primo dealer, I was looking at the oval and the round and asking questions. The salesperson asked if I had seen a Traeger wood pellet grill. I had not so we took a look. I have to say that I was impressed. It is not a flashy BBQ but the design is elegant and simple. I like that the wood pellets can be purchased in different types of woods such as oak , cherry, mesquitec. (found in one of the articles on wood pellets resource). Starting up the Traeger seems to be almost as easy as a gas grill. Turn it on and an auger starts moving pellets into the burn cup and lights them, after a few minutes it is ready to go. The cooking is all indirect/IR/convection. They claim it can get up to 450 degrees for grilling a steak or burgers. The price is comparable to a ceramic grill. Maintenence and cleanup seem to be a little less than a ceramic grill. I imagine the cost of pellets could run about the same as running a gas grill at ~$18 per bag. The ceramic grill is probably more economical on its use of lump charcoal.
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