Development of a Pelleting Machine for Hazelnut Residue Utilization

Demirel B., Gürdil G. A. K., Kic P., Baz Y. Ö.

Ama-Agricultural Mechanization In Asia Africa And Latin America, cilt.52, sa.2, ss.71-78, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Dergi Adı: Ama-Agricultural Mechanization In Asia Africa And Latin America
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-78
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study evaluates the technical and environmental aspects of hazelnut production wastes for energy utilization. A commercial- as well as a laboratory-scale pelleting machine were developed and tested for hazelnut residues utilization. The residues were pelleted at two different moisture contents (M10: 8%-10% and M12: 10%-12%) as referred to EU standards, and particle sizes (PS: 6 mm and 10 mm). Physical properties (bulk density, pellet density, mechanical duration and pellet firmness, and pellet moisture and equivalent humidity contents), and thermal properties (gas emission values after combustion, ash content and calorific values) of the pellets were measured. Pellet bulk densities varied between 541.2 kg/m3 and 587.9 kg/m3, while the pellet densities varied between 1,238.2 kg/m3 and 1,309.4 kg/m3. Mechanical durability (MD) values varied from 89.6% to 93.3%. Firmness values changed from 1146 N to 1574.2 N. Ash content was 7.2% and heating value of the pellets was 18.4 MJ/kg. The effect of material moisture content and particle size on the parameters was found to be statistically significant. In conclusion, hazelnut husk agricultural residue was found to be suitable as a solid biofuel in the form of pellets, for both in environmental and in fuel properties aspects.