Respiratory symptoms and lung function in relation to wood dust and monoterpene exposure in the wood pellet industry [PDF]
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017 Introduction: Wood pellets are used as a source of renewable energy for heating purposes. Common exposures are wood dust and monoterpenes, which are known to be hazardous for the airways.
Håkan Löfstedt +4 more
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Impacts of the US southeast wood pellet industry on local forest carbon stocks. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 We assessed the net impacts of a wood-dependent pellet industry of global importance on contemporaneous local forest carbon component pools (live trees, standing-dead trees, soils) and total stocks.
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Expansion of US wood pellet industry points to positive trends but the need for continued monitoring. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Implementation of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive has triggered exponential growth in trading of pelletized wood fibers. Over 18 million tons of wood pellets were traded by EU member countries in 2018 of which a third were imported from the
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A game theoretic approach to contract-based enviro-economic coordination of wood pellet supply chains for bioenergy production [PDF]
Sustainable Energy Research, 2023 Wood pellets have gained global attention due to their economic availability and increasing demand for bioenergy as part of sustainable energy solutions.
Zahra Vazifeh +3 more
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Effects of Bedding Material on Equine Lower Airway Inflammation: A Comparison of Two Peat Beddings, Wood Pellet, and Straw Pellet [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The effects of bedding material on air quality are important amongst horses worldwide. Respiratory diseases, especially equine asthma, are highly prevalent with air hygiene playing a major role on the pathophysiology of these diseases.
Jenni Mönki +5 more
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European residential wood pellet trade and prices dataset [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2020 The European market for wood pellets used in small-scale heating systems has been expanding significantly over the past decade. For an analysis of market efficiency in the Journal Energy with the title “The European wood pellets for heating market ...
Fabian Schipfer +3 more
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Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2020 Background As the demand for wood pellets has increased in EU member states, so has a multi-pronged examination of the environmental effects of establishing a transatlantic trade in wood pellets between the U.S. and Europe.
Brian Kittler +2 more
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Feedstock Security Analysis for Wood Pellet Production in Thailand
Energies, 2020 Thailand is one of the upcoming wood pellet exporters in the Southeast Asia region. Wood pellet production has been gradually increasing in Thailand; however, the recent trend is more rapid.
Piyarath Saosee +2 more
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Wood pellet supply chain costs – A review and cost optimization analysis
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 Wood pellet-based electricity production has the potential to increasingly contribute to the achievement of climate targets. A reduction of supply chain costs could contribute to increased utilization of pellets.
Ric Hoefnagels, Martin Junginger
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Raman Spectroscopy for Testing Wood Pellets. [PDF]
Methods ProtocThe creation of bioenergy based on the biomass wood pellet industry, which accounts for the majority of the global biomass supply, is one of the most common and important ways to utilize waste wood, wood dust, and other byproducts of wood manufacturing, known as forestry residues.
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