104 – Off-gassing in wood pellets

Today, wood pellets are often used as fuel for heat and power generation. However, when stored, fresh wood pellets produced from fresh sawdust can self-heat and emit gasses (off-gassing). Self-heating may lead to fires while off-gassing of toxic gasses such as carbon monoxide is a human health and environmental hazard. Workson Siwale’s research focuses on … Continue reading "104 – Off-gassing in wood pellets"