Table 4.
Fuel Characteristics of Commercial Wood Pellets and Coffee Waste-based Pellets

Type1 Moisture content(%) Ash content(%) Higher Heating value(MJ/Kg) Bulk density(kg/m3) Durability(%)
Larch pellet I2 8.7 0.5 18.6 789 98.0
Larch pellet II3 11.9 0.3 18.5 844 99.5
W : CW = 100 : 0 7.2 0.3 19.0 679 98.8
W : CW = 90 : 10 6.8 0.4 19.4 675 98.7
W : CW = 80 : 20 7.2 0.4 19.7 673 98.7
W : CW = 70 : 30 7.7 0.4 20.4 674 98.6
W : CW = 60 : 40 6.1 0.4 21.0 674 98.3
W : CW = 50 : 50 6.5 0.4 21.7 677 98.5
1st-grade pellet4 ≦ 10 ≦ 0.7 ≧ 18.0 ≧ 640 ≧ 97.5
2nd-grade pellet4 ≦ 10 ≦ 1.5 ≧ 18.0 ≧ 600 ≧ 97.5
3rd-grade pellet4 ≦ 15 ≦ 3.0 ≧ 16.9 ≧ 550 ≧ 95.0
4th-grade pellet4 ≦ 15 ≦ 6.0 ≧ 16.9 ≧ 500 ≧ 95.0
W and CW in the column mean larch sawdust and coffee waste, respectively.
It was obtained from SYENP Co. Ltd. (Cheongju, South Korea)
It was obtained form National Forestry Cooperative Federation (Yeoju, South Korea).
Minimum requirements of wood pellet standard designated by National Institute of Forest Science.