Premium Quality Wood Pellets Production Process
The wood pellets Biomasa Forestal SL are produced from locally harvested timber. We are supplied by Spanish local forestry administrations. The Spanish forestry, by law, is protected under the FSC® certification program.
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The first stage of pellet production is debarking of the logs.
Remaining bark cannot be even burned in drying drum heater because smoke can contain ash and have impact on wood pellet quality. The logs are made into sawdust locally with on-the-site machinery, guaranteeing perfect quality and purity of the sawdust (no debris, no sand etc. remains). Main timber species: spruce, fir and aspen.
After being dried in the drying drum, the sawdust is transported in to the pellet granulation unit. During the drying of sawdust, various temperatures are maintained, causing direct impact on Color of wood pellets. In summer season, when less heat in drying is required, the sawdust has lighter color, after being dried. In winter, the opposite is truth. The COLOR of the sawdust has no impact on the quality of Pellets. The wood pellets are made of pure sawdust and have no additives whatsoever. One can convince himself by taking a breath of pellets – clean and pure pellets have a pleasant refreshing wood odor. If other smells are present, it is the sign of potential additives in pellets. It is not uncommon for some producers to add Other materials to make the pellets whiter color.
The wood pellets are made in 6mm diameter. Other physical and quality features are constituted by the DIN Plus standard and Certification program