What you should know about wood pellet raw material?

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Dec 29, 2017
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The requirement of the raw material of wood wood pellet machine directly affects the quality of wood pellets, high quality pellets requires good controlling of raw material.

What are these requirements of raw material when pelletizing pellets?

1. Size of raw material

The size of raw material is required when processing wood pellet. Normally, the size of raw material is no more than 5mm. The specific size of material after crushing depends on the except size of pellets and the aperture of pellet die hole. Too large or too small will also influence the yield and quality, or cause the problem of blocking of machine.

2. Moisture content of raw material

During the process of making wood pellets. There are also strict requirements of moisture content of raw material. No matter what kind of raw material is, the moisture content must be controlled within 10-15%. Moisture content too large or too small will cause pellets easy to  break or loose.

3. Adhesive free

There is no need to add any adhesive when making wood pellet, because the wood itself is a crude fiber raw material with certain adhesiveness. It can be formed naturally by the extrusion of the wood pellet machine. Though the adhesive is not needed, the moisture content is non negligible.

4.Different raw materials can be doped

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