Biofuels

With much interest being shown in renewable energy, Callidan is receiving an ever increasing number of enquiries related to the use of online moisture analysers in bio-fuel applications.

MoistScan® is particularly suited to measuring moisture in many bio-fuel applications including:

•    Woodchip
•    Wood flake
•    Wood Shavings
•    Hog Fuel
•    Bagasse
•    Straw

Examples of applications

 

Sugar Mill - NSW, Australia


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MA-500HD
Bagasse
By-product from the sugar milling process loaded on large troughed conveyors
24 - 38%
Monitor moisture of bagasse to improve combustibility of the fuel

 

Pulp Mill - USA



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MA-500HD
Woodchip
On Conveyor Feed to Boiler
48 - 54%
Monitor moisture woodchip feed to boiler to optimize combustion efficiency

 

Pulp and Sugar Mill - Canada



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MA-500HD
Hog Fuel (mixed blend of milled bark, sawdust and an oil-based sludge)
On conveyor feed belt to boiler
Average = 50%, Range = 40-60%
Process automation and feed-forward control


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