3.5-4 t/h straw pellet making line in Argentina

This straw pellet making line in Argentina project is a new build project with an annual output of 30,000 tons of biomass pellets. It mainly builds a fully enclosed light steel structure production plant, which is equipped with crushers, pulverizers, pellet machines, packaging machines and other equipment as well as supporting environmental protection facilities.

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overview

The production cost of straw pellets is relatively low, and the main raw material is agricultural waste straw. Straw can be converted into pellet fuel or feed through simple processing equipment such as straw pulverizers, mixers and straw pelletizers.

The straw pellet machine production capacity of this project is 4t/h, and it runs 330 days a year and 8h a day, so 31,680t of pellets can be produced annually, which can meet the production needs of the project. The labor quota of this project is 10 people, 24 working days a day, and 330 days a year.

Argentina is a big agricultural country with rich agricultural resources, especially the wide planting area of crops such as corn and soybeans. These crops will produce a lot of straw after harvest, which provides sufficient raw materials for the production of straw pellets.

With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and the increasing demand for renewable energy, the market demand for straw pellets as a clean energy is growing. The Argentine government’s policy of supporting renewable energy has also brought huge opportunities to the straw pellet market.

3.5-4 T/H

capacity

160,000 USD

investment

Argentina

location

Fuel

project type

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Main construction content

The specific construction content of this straw pellet making line in Argentina project is as follows.

Engineering Name		Engineering Content
Main engineering	Production Plant	Light steel structure is fully enclosed, with a construction area of 2100m2 and a height of 12m. It includes a raw material yard of 600m2, a finished product yard of 500m2, and production equipment (1 production line, including 1 feeder, 1 crusher, 1 pulverizer, 1 straw pellet machine and 1 packaging machine).
Auxiliary engineering	Office Building	Construction Area 350m2.
Auxiliary engineering	Scale Room	A scale is set at the entrance and exit of the plant.
Public engineering	Water Supply	Use the city water supply network.
	Power supply	The power supply is connected from a 250KVA transformer
	Drainage	Domestic sewage is discharged into a septic tank and used for farmland fertilization after maturation.
Environmental protection engineering	Waste gas treatment	Raw materials and finished products are stored in separate areas in a fully enclosed production plant with a light steel structure.
	Waste gas treatment	The crusher, pulverizer and pellet machine are fully enclosed. A closed dust hood is installed at the crusher discharge port, pulverizer discharge port and pellet machine feed port, and at one belt transfer point. After the particles are collected, they are treated by the cyclone + bag dust collector treatment facilities and then discharged through the 18m high discharge port.
	Wastewater treatment	The project does not generate production wastewater. Domestic sewage is discharged into the septic tank and used for fertilization of surrounding farmland after maturation.
	Solid waste treatment	① Dust removal ash is reused as raw material; domestic garbage is collected and collected into the existing closed garbage bins in the factory, and regularly transported to the designated location of the sanitation department for treatment. ③A 6m2 hazardous waste temporary storage room is set up in the southwest corner of the production workshop. Waste mineral oil and waste oil barrels are temporarily stored in the factory and then entrusted to qualified units for transportation and disposal.
	Noise	Use environmentally friendly low-noise equipment; adopt noise reduction measures such as vibration reduction and sound insulation; adopt noise reduction measures such as speed limit and no honking for transport vehicles; strengthen greening of the factory area and surrounding areas.
	Environmental risks	The hazardous waste temporary storage room is equipped with leakage diversion and liquid collection pools.

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Raw material consumption

The main raw and auxiliary materials used in this straw pellet making line in Argentina project are shown in the table below:

Number	Name	Consumption (t/a)	Remarks
1	Straw	30000	Purchased from surrounding towns and villages, packaged and dried straw (about 50-100cm in length), with a moisture content below 10%, crushed and pulverized, and directly used in the production of biomass pellets without drying

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Product Standards

The product quality of this straw pellet making line in Argentina project refers to the quality classification of biomass pellet fuel, and its sulfur content is 0.05%.

Fuel properties	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Specifications (mm)	Length less than 4 times the diameter	Length less than 5 times the diameter	Length greater than 5 times the diameter
Bulk density (kg/m³)	≥600	≥500	≥500
Mechanical durability (%)	≥97.5	≥95	≥95
Amount of fine particles less than 3.15mm (%)	≤1.0	≤1.0	≤1.0
Total moisture (as received) (%)	≤10	≤12	≤15
Ash content (dry basis) (%)	≤6	≤8	≤12
Low calorific value as received (MJ/kg)	≥14.6	≥13.4	≥12.6
Nitrogen (N, dry basis) (%)	≤1.0	≤1.5	≤2.0
Sulfur (S, dry basis) (%)	≤0.1	≤0.2	≤0.2
Chlorine (Cl, dry basis) (%)	≤0.2	≤0.2	≤0.3
Slagging property	Weak slagging area	Weak slagging area	Medium slagging area

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Main production facilities and parameters

The main production equipment of this straw pellet making line in Argentina project is shown in the table below:

Number	Equipment name	QTY
1	Straw cutter	1
2	Straw hammer mill	1
3	Straw pellet machine	1
4	Packaging machine	2
5	Silo	1
6	Conveyor	2
7	Loader	1

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Plane layout

The site of the straw pellet making line in Argentina project is a regular rectangle, 70m wide from east to west, 190.5m long from north to south, and covers an area of 13,333m2. According to the functional areas, it can be divided into office area, production workshop, and weighing room.

The production workshop is located in the southern area of the factory, the office area is located in the northeast corner of the factory, and the factory entrance is located in the middle area of the north side of the factory. The north side of the project is a township road, and the rest of the surrounding area is cultivated land.

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Public Utilities

Water Supply

The water source of the straw pellet making line in Argentina project is connected to the centralized water supply system and tap water.

Water consumption of the whole straw pellet plant:

Domestic water: The water is mainly used for daily drinking water of 10 employees. The domestic water consumption of employees is 70L/person•d, so the domestic water consumption of the plant is 0.7m3/d (210m3/a).
Road watering: The area of the factory road is about 1200m2. Based on 0.5L/m2/d, the road dust suppression water consumption is 0.60m3/d.

Total plant drainage

Domestic sewage: The main drainage of the straw pellet production line project is domestic sewage. The discharge volume is calculated as 80% of the water consumption, so the sewage volume is 0.56t/d. Washing water is sprinkled on the spot, and the septic tank is emptied for fertilizing nearby fields.
Production wastewater: No production wastewater is generated during the operation of the straw pellet plant project.

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Straw pellet line process flow design

According to customer needs, the production process of the straw pellet making line in Argentina project is as follows:

Raw materials: The raw materials of this project are mainly straw, which are purchased from the surrounding towns and villages in the project area. The raw materials are transported to the raw material storage area in the factory area by vehicles. Some of the materials with higher moisture content are dried to a moisture content of ≤10% and then transferred to the raw material storage area.
Feeder: The straw is fed into a 2m×2m feeder by a loader.
Cutting: During production, the raw material straw is fed into the crusher through the crusher feed port for crushing. A crusher is installed in the production workshop of this project. The size of the crushed material is 10 cm long. This project operates 330 days a year, the crusher operates 24 hours a day, and the crusher production capacity is 4~5t/h. The annual crushed raw material is 31680t-39600t＞30000t, which can meet the production needs of the project.
Crushing: The crushed material needs to be further crushed and transported to the crusher by the transfer belt. The size of the crushed material is 8mm long. This straw pellet making line in Argentina project installed a crusher with a crusher production capacity of 4~5t/h. The annual crushed raw material is 31680t-39600t＞30000t, which can meet the production needs of the straw biomass pellet production line project.
Granulation: The crushed material is transported to the biomass pellet mill through a closed belt and made into a granular finished product in the straw pellet machine. The pellet machine is the key equipment of the production line of this project. The raw materials contain a certain amount of cellulose and lignin. Lignin is a structural monomer in the material and a high molecular compound. It has the function of strengthening the cell wall and bonding cellulose. Lignin is a non-crystalline material. At room temperature, the main part of it is insoluble in any solvent and has no melting point, but it has a softening point. When the temperature reaches a certain value, the lignin softens and the bonding force increases. Under a certain pressure, the cellulose molecular clusters are dislocated, deformed, and extended, and the adjacent biomass particles inside are meshed, recombined, and pressed into shape. The temperature during the pelletizing process is controlled at 60℃-80℃. This temperature is mainly caused by the friction between the materials under the high pressure of the compression process.
Packaging: The size of the finished biomass pellets at the pellet machine outlet is 1cm-5cm long and 0.8cm in diameter. The cooled finished product is sent to the packaging machine through a conveyor belt for packaging and sale.

The Argentine government has given strong support to the utilization of renewable energy and agricultural waste, and has introduced relevant subsidy policies and tax incentives to encourage the development of the straw pellet industry.

In addition, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, the production technology of straw pellets is also constantly improving and innovating. The application of new pelletizing equipment and processes has reduced production costs and increased market competitiveness.

If you are interested in building a straw pellet making line in Argentina, feel free to contact RICHI MACHINERY to obtain project construction plans: civil engineering design, steel frame design, plant layout, equipment layout, equipment configuration, process design and other information.

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straw Pellet Plant Design

Based on your unique situation and industrial process, we will tailor complete pellet plant you need, and inform you of every additional detail that could facilitate operation, minimize total cost.

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Equipment Manufacturing

The critical components of the of the complete pellet production line equipment are built in our own workshops in Asia. Additional equipment is manufactured by our worldwide network of reliable partners.

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Quality Inspection & Testing

Before leaving the factory, all equipment will be inspected by the quality inspection department. We can also provide customers with testing services from a single machine to a complete pellet plant system, and provide you with real actual data for “worry-free use.”

● Delivery

Equipment Delivery

In equipment boxing and packaging, we adopt professional packaging and modular solutions to ensure the safe and non-destructive delivery of pellet plant equipment.

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Installation & Commissioning

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Staff Training

We provide comprehensive training for the technicians of each straw pellet making line in Argentina project. We can also continue to provide support for the technicians during latter project operation.

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Since 1995, RICHI’s vision to build a first-class enterprise, to foster first-class employees, and to make first-class contributions to society has never wavered.

In the past three decades, we have expanded our business to a wide range of areas, including animal feed mill equipment, aqua feed equipment, pet feed equipment, biomass pellet equipment, fertilizer equipment, cat litter equipment, municipal solid waste pellets equipment, etc.