Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2016, 64(3), 841-846 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201664030841

The Possibilities of Using Marc for Manufacturing Pellets for Energy Purposes

David Ludín1, Patrik Burg1, Anna Krakowiak-Bal2, Vladimir Višacki3
1 Department of Horticultural Machinery, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, Uniwersytet rolniczy Krakow, Balicka 116, 30-149 Krakow, Poland
3 Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg. Dositeja Obradovića 8, 19 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

The contribution describe the possibilities of using marc for manufacturing pellets for energy purposes. Experiments associated with pellet production were performed in several variants. Biomass pellet variants consisted of different percentages of vine shoots from vineyards, as well as marc and hay. These test variants were measured for their calorific value, which ranged between 17.36 and 19.21 MJ.kg-1. Bulk density was also determined, ranging between 619.27 and 630.9 kg.m-3. Pellets produced with marc content were also tested for mechanical durability, which was between 96.15 and 96.82% for the test variants. The calorific value, alongside other parameters assessed, shows favourable characteristics towards use in combustion processes. The results obtained show that in terms of the parameters analysed, marc pellets could be an attractive commodity for combustion.

Keywords: vineyard, grape pomace, calorific value, pellets, bulk density, mechanical durability of pellets

Prepublished online: July 4, 2016; Published: July 1, 2016  Show citation

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Ludín, D., Burg, P., Krakowiak-Bal, A., & Višacki, V. (2016). The Possibilities of Using Marc for Manufacturing Pellets for Energy Purposes. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(3), 841-846. doi: 10.11118/actaun201664030841
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