Potential for economical recovery of fuel from land clearing residue in interior Alaska.

George R. Sampson; Forrest A. Ruppert

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-308

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Potential for economical recovery of fuel from land clearing residue in interior Alaska.

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Authors:

George R. Sampson, Forrest A. Ruppert

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-308

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-308. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 11 p

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Abstract

Unusable tree and moss residues from land clearing projects in interior Alaska were collected, milled, dried, and densified into fuel logs. Four different combinations of species were tried, and all produced suitable fuels. The feasibility of commercially producing this material into densified fuel in interior Alaska is limited because the fuel logs tend to expand or decompress during winter storage in unheated buildings there.

Keywords

Wood waste utilization, fuel (waste wood), fuel (pressed wood), energy, residues

Citation

Sampson, George R.; Ruppert, Forrest A. 1983. Potential for economical recovery of fuel from land clearing residue in interior Alaska. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-308. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 11 p