The cost of debarked whole-tree chips: stump to digestor.

Frank E. Biltonen; James A. Mattson; Edsel D. Matson

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The cost of debarked whole-tree chips: stump to digestor.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Frank E. Biltonen, James A. Mattson, Edsel D. Matson

Year:

1979

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-174. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

A cost analysis of a 60 green ton per hour chip debarking plant predicts a processing cost of $7.58 per dry output ton, exclusive of raw materials costs.

Keywords

harvesting, chipping, economics, bark barking, wood fuel, pulping whole-tree utilization, energy

Citation

Biltonen, Frank E.; Mattson, James A.; Matson, Edsel D. 1979. The cost of debarked whole-tree chips: stump to digestor. Research Paper NC-174. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station