What Are Suitable Materials For Wood Pellets

Wood pellets are a very popular form of fuel, and that demand continues to grow. Wood pellets are used for domestic heating all the way up to large scale power plants. Please click below.

However what type of wood can you make pellets from? Well actually the question should be, what should I make wood pellets from. You see practically any source of wood or any species of wood can be compressed into wood pellets for fuel. However not all sources of wood are suitable to be used as fuel pellets. For example contaminated wood is an area of contention. Sure it's in most cases free and it would remove a waste issue, but what does it burn like? The paint and treatments on the wood could produce dangerous emissions when burnt which can be a health risk. In many cases to use this wood and then sell it as fuel is illegal. This also counts in most parts for processed wood such as MDF, chipboard and other composite woods. You have to be very careful in your choice of raw material, and its always safer to stick to virgin timber. At PelHeat, we educate on how wood pellets and other biomass fuel pellets are formed. The process can be quite technical, and without a good knowledge of the process you can waste a lot of time and money. For instance many people presume any pellet mill can process any material into a pellet. The truth could not be further from this, and the choice of your pellet mill is vital on what you will be able to pellet successfully. We have prepared a beginners guide to making pellets. You can pick up your copy through the link below. You will also be able to see a series of videos on making wood pellets and how a pellet plant works. We produce all our equipment in the UK, as we always try and produce the best equipment we can to automate the process as much as possible. Please click below for the videos.