How Are Wood Furnace Pellets Made?
Basics Wood pellets are used in wood pellet stoves as a way of heating a space. Wood pellet stoves burn extremely hot due to the design of the pellets and are an efficient way to heat since they use a lot of byproducts that come from other processes. Not only is that helping to lower waste, but it also conserves energy by not using conventional fuel to power a heating unit. Ingredients The pellets can be made of several different types of material. Sawdust and wood chips are normally the main materials involved, however, nut shells, unprocessed corn, and even pits from fruit have been used in some pellets. There is a type of binder that is natural and found in sawdust that helps hold the pellets together. The contents of the pellets depends on location, and what is available in the area. All pellets will have a certain amount of sawdust just for binding purposes or have to use a natural glue in its place. The Mill Pellets are normally put together in mills where the byproducts are ship
