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Influence of Tree Species, Harvesting Method and Storage on Energy Demand and Wood Chip Quality When Chipping Poplar, Willow and Black Locust

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  • Ralf Pecenka

    (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), 14469 Potsdam, Germany)

  • Hannes Lenz

    (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), 14469 Potsdam, Germany)

  • Simeon Olatayo Jekayinfa

    (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho PMB 4000, Nigeria)

  • Thomas Hoffmann

    (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V. (ATB), 14469 Potsdam, Germany)

Abstract

The cultivation of fast-growing wood (e.g., poplar, willow or black locust) in short rotation coppices and agroforestry systems presents an opportunity for producing biomass sustainably in the agricultural sector. Cost-efficient agricultural wood production requires the availability of high-performance machinery and methods with which high-quality wood chips can be produced at low cost. It is known from harvesting short rotation coppices in practice that both the wood chip quality and the performance of the harvesting machinery depend on a variety of factors (e.g., harvesting method, weather conditions, tree species). That is why this study examines in detail the influence of the tree species (different varieties of poplar, willow, black locust) and the wood condition (fresh, stored or dried, frozen) on the specific energy demand for comminution in a stationary drum chipper and on the particle size distribution of the wood chips produced. For all the tree species examined, the chipping of dried as well as frozen stems was connected with a significant increase in the specific energy demand for comminution. An increase of 31% has been measured if poplar stems are chipped in frozen conditions (max. 6.31 kWh t −1 ). Drying led to an increase of 59% for dried willow stems (max. 6.67 kWh t −1 ). Drying and frost had also an influence on the size and quality of the wood chips, but no globally significant connection could be established for the examined tree varieties.

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  • Ralf Pecenka & Hannes Lenz & Simeon Olatayo Jekayinfa & Thomas Hoffmann, 2020. "Influence of Tree Species, Harvesting Method and Storage on Energy Demand and Wood Chip Quality When Chipping Poplar, Willow and Black Locust," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-15, April.
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