NDLI: Open-Air Drying of Cut and Windrowed Short-Rotation Poplar Stems

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Author	Civitarese, Vincenzo Spinelli, Raffaele Barontini, Maurizio Gallucci, Francesco Santangelo, Enrico Acampora, Andrea Scarfone, Antonio Giudice, Angelo Pari, Luigi
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Two-pass harvesting of short-rotation forestry plantations offers the opportunity to accumulate large biomass stores without occupying costly industrial areas, while letting the biomass dry before comminution. This study aimed at developing a simple model for predicting moisture content reduction of short-rotation forestry poplar stems felled and windrowed in the field. In a controlled experiment, cut stem windrows were built and left in the field for up to 6 months (from early December to early June). Thus stored, poplar stems incurred a reduction of moisture content between 10 and 20 percent points. Drying rate varied with the period of storage, and it was faster for later felling dates. Precipitation accounted for 20 to 40 % of the drying rate. No dry matter losses due to microbial activity were recorded during the whole storage period, lasting up to 6 months. The models developed with this study are simple and robust, and allow precision management of collection operations in order to guarantee a constant flow of biomass to user plants.
Starting Page	1614
Ending Page	1620
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19391234
Journal	BioEnergy Research
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	19391242
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-04-15
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Biomass Wood Chips Storage Harvesting Plant Sciences Plant Genetics & Genomics Plant Breeding/Biotechnology Plant Ecology Wood Science & Technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Agronomy and Crop Science

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