10-12T/H Straw Pellet Production Line In United States

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overview

The customer has a large farm with a large amount of straw waste, so the raw materials of the project are almost all from its own farm. According to the understanding, the customer will also purchase some straw raw materials at a low price in order to increase the annual output.

The total investment of the 10-12t/h straw pellet production line in United States project is 560,000 US dollars. The labor quota of this project is 30 people, with a three-shift work system, 8 hours per shift, and 300 days of work per year.

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Why build straw pellet production line in United States?

If you want to carry out straw pellet production line in the United States, the types of straw in the United States mainly include corn straw, wheat straw and soybean straw. These straws are produced in agricultural production, and the United States produces about 450 million tons of straw each year.

The United States converts straw into biomass energy for the production of biofuels, which not only reduces dependence on fossil fuels, but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to being used as fuel, straw can also become a high-nutrition feed for ruminants such as cattle and sheep after ammonia treatment.

The United States has a developed animal husbandry industry and a large demand for feed. Therefore, the prospects for processing straw pellets in the United States are very broad, mainly due to its abundant straw resources and diversified market demand.

In addition, the US government has also given strong support and encouragement to the use of straw and formulated a number of policies and technical guarantee measures. For example, the US government has formulated laws and regulations such as the “Agriculture Bill” and the “Energy Policy Act” to regulate the behavior and standards of straw utilization.

In addition, the government has provided investment, finance, taxation and other aspects of support, and established a policy incentive mechanism for straw utilization. These policies and measures ensure the efficient use of straw and environmental benefits.

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 Main construction content and scale

This straw pellet production line in United States project covers an area of 51,556 square meters and a total construction area of ​​30,940.18 square meters. Build a biomass pellet fuel production line with an annual output of 80,000 tons of biomass pellet fuel. The main construction content of this project is shown in the table below.

Type	Item	Construction Content and Scale
Main Project	2# Production Workshop	Building Area is about 4065.14m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, with crushing process
	4# Production Workshop	Building Area is about 4065.14m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, with granulation and packaging process
Storage and Transportation Engineering	1#Raw Material Warehouse	Building area is about 4065.14m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, used for temporary storage of raw and auxiliary materials
	3#Raw Material Warehouse	Building area is about 4065.14m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, used for temporary storage of raw and auxiliary materials
	5#Raw Material Warehouse	Building area is about 4 065.14m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, used for temporary storage of raw materials and auxiliary materials
	6# Finished product warehouse	The building area is approximately 4065.14m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, used for temporary storage of finished products
	7# Finished product warehouse	The building area is approximately 3115.34m2, 1 building 1F, steel frame structure, 14.5m high, used for temporary storage of finished products
Auxiliary engineering	Office building	1#office building has a construction area of ​​about 2423.69m2, 1 building with 3F, frame structure, 17.15m high, for employees to work
		2#office building has a construction area of ​​about 889.83m2, 1 building with 2F, frame structure, 8.55m high, for employees to work
	Fire pump room	One underground floor and one ground floor, with a construction area of ​​about 120.48m2
	Guard room	With a construction area of ​​about 10m2, 1 building with 1F, used as a security guard room
Public works	Water supply	Local water supply network
	Drainage	Domestic sewage is treated in septic tanks and discharged to the local sewage treatment plant through the sewage network
	Power supply	Local power supply network
	Roads	Rely on surrounding roads
	Heating/cooling	The office area uses electrical equipment for cooling and heating
Environmental protection	Wastewater	Domestic sewage is treated in septic tanks and discharged to the local sewage treatment plant through the sewage network
	Exhaust gas	① Crushing dust: air hood + air duct + cyclone dust collector + bag dust collector + 23m (5m higher than the highest building within 200m around) exhaust pipe (DA001);
		② Granulating dust: air duct + bag dust collector + 23m (5m higher than the highest building within 200m around) exhaust pipe (DA002);
	Noise	Foundation vibration reduction, noise reduction, distance attenuation, factory building sound insulation
	Solid waste	Domestic waste: set up trash cans to collect domestic waste on site
		General solid waste: set up a general solid waste temporary storage room to temporarily store general solid waste
		Collected dust: collected and reused in production
		Hazardous waste: set up a hazardous waste temporary storage room to temporarily store hazardous waste, and regularly entrust qualified hazardous waste disposal units to dispose of it.

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Product plan and product standards

The product plan of this straw pellet production line in United States is shown in the table below:

Product Name	Specifications	Output
Straw Pellets	Length 2-4cm; Diameter 8mm	80,000 tons/year

Basic performance requirements for biomass solid molding fuel:

Item	Pellet fuel
	Main raw material is herbaceous	Main raw material is woody
Diameter or maximum cross-sectional dimension D, mm	≤25
Length L, mm	≤4D
Molding fuel density, kg/m3	≥1000
Moisture content, %	≤13
Ash content A, %	≤10	≤6
Low calorific value Q, MJ/kg	≥13.4	≥16.9
Crushing rate, %	≤5

Auxiliary performance index requirements of biomass straw pellet fuel:

Item	Performance requirements
Sulfur content, %	≤0.2
Potassium content, %	≤1
Chlorine content, %	≤0.8
Additive content, %	Non-toxic, odorless, harmless≤2

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Consumption of raw and auxiliary materials

The main raw and auxiliary materials and energy consumption of this straw pellet production line in United States project are shown in the table below.

Number	Name	Annual consumption	Maximum storage capacity	Source and transportation	Purpose
1	Straw	80053.95t/a	240t	Outsourcing, car delivery	Production of biomass pellet fuel
2	Engine oil	1.0t/a	0.5t		Equipment maintenance
3	Water	600m3/a	/	Local water supply network	/
4	Electricity	400,000 kw·h/a	/	Local municipal power grid	/

The straw used in the project is purchased from farmers in the surrounding rural areas. It is harmless agricultural waste and a good raw material for producing biomass fuel. In order to reduce production costs, customers will make requirements on the moisture content of the purchased straw. Straw with a moisture content higher than 30% will not be purchased, and low moisture content materials will be purchased first.

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Main equipment for USA straw pellet line

The main production equipment of this straw pellet production line in United States project is shown in the table below.

No.	Equipment Name	QTY
1	Feed Conveyor Belt	2
2	Straw Crusher	3
3	Straw Pellet Machine	4
4	Blower	3
>5	Cyclone dust collector	1
6	Bag dust collector	5
7	Control cabinet	1
8	Conveyor	7
9	Baler	2

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Process design of straw pellet production line in United States

Based on the customer’s raw material moisture and plant specifications, the biomass fuel pellet processing process we designed for this project is as follows:

1. Raw materials: The raw straw to be used in this process comes from the surrounding rural areas and is delivered by car to the factory warehouse for storage;
2. Crushing: This process is to crush the purchased raw materials. The raw materials are sent to the crusher by the conveyor for crushing. The purpose of this process is to make the material particle size less than 5mm.
3. Granulation: The crushed material is sent to the straw biomass pellet mill for pelletizing. The pelletizer uses centrifugal force to make the material continuously move in a circular motion and adhere to the inner wall of the die, forming a uniform annular material layer. The roller rotates and squeezes the attached material continuously, forcing it to enter the ring die hole for molding and continuously squeeze outward. The equipment’s own cutter cuts it into the required length, and finally the dial gradually pushes these particles to the discharge port.
4. Packaging: After weighing, the pellets are packed and sent to the product warehouse for sale. The packaging process uses a semi-automatic packaging machine. After forming, the biomass pellets have been pressed and compacted, and basically no dust is generated during the bagging process.
5. Finished product storage: After packaging, the products are sent to the warehouse for temporary storage.

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 Plant layout

The straw pellet plant area has 2# production workshop, 4# production workshop, 1# raw material warehouse, 3# raw material warehouse, 5# raw material warehouse, 6# finished product warehouse, 7# finished product warehouse, 1# office building, 2# office building, etc.

Among them, 2# production workshop, 4# production workshop, 6# finished product warehouse are mainly located on the east side of the land, 1# raw material warehouse, 3# raw material warehouse, 5# raw material warehouse, 7# finished product warehouse are located on the west side of the land, and 2 office buildings are located in the southeast corner of the land, so as to realize the zoning of storage area, living area and production area.

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What is the prospect of building a straw pellet production line in the United States?

The prospect of building a straw pellet production line in the United States is very broad. ‌

With the increase of environmental awareness, straw pellet light industry projects are gaining more and more attention. Straw pellet fuel is not only widely used in the domestic market, but can also be exported to Europe and the United States, with broad market prospects. According to market analysis, the annual growth rate of the industry will exceed 30% in the next few years, and the overall market size will be huge.

Straw pellet technology has developed rapidly in the past few years, and more and more companies have entered this field, and the technology has been continuously improved and upgraded. In the future, with the continuous improvement of technology, the quality and efficiency of straw pellet light industry projects will be further improved.

The United States has continuously strengthened its policy support for green environmental protection industries, and straw pellet light industry projects have also received policy support and rewards. This will play a positive role in promoting the development of the project.

With the improvement of environmental awareness, people’s demand for green, environmentally friendly and sustainable products continues to increase. Straw pellet light industry projects are in line with modern environmental protection concepts, and their market prospects will become broader and broader.

The practice of returning straw to the fields by American farmers has achieved remarkable results, not only avoiding negative impacts, but also achieving significant increases in production.

The US agriculture has formed a diversified processing system, including returning straw to the field, converting it into high-quality forage feed, and producing bioethanol. These measures provide successful experience for the construction of straw pellet production lines.

The United States has passed legislation requiring that highly eroded land must adopt protective tillage to reduce wind erosion of cultivated land. Farmers harvest and crush the straw and pile it in the field and spray it with bacterial agents for fermentation, or directly bury it in the soil to increase the organic matter content in the soil. These laws, regulations and measures provide legal protection for the construction of straw pellet production lines.

In summary, the prospects for building straw pellet production line in United States are very broad. Large market demand, continuous technological progress, policy support, improved environmental awareness, successful cases and legal and regulatory guarantees all provide strong support for the success of the project.

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How to build a straw pellet production line in the United States?

The following steps and equipment are required to build a straw pellet production line in United States:

• Raw material selection: First, ensure that there are stable and market-competitive raw materials. The choice of raw materials will affect the efficiency of the production line and product quality.
• Equipment selection: Select the corresponding equipment according to the raw materials. Choose manufacturers with good configuration, good after-sales service, and the ability to provide training.
• Production line planning‌: Rationally plan the production line to ensure safety and environmental protection. Dust-free and safe biomass pellet plants will be more recognized by the government.
• Site selection‌: Choose industrial parks or remote suburbs. Industrial parks are formal but costly, and remote suburbs are low-cost but logistics and transportation need to be considered.
• Equipment composition‌: A complete straw pellet production line in United States usually includes equipment such as mixers, screw conveyors, and pellet machines. Specific equipment may vary depending on the raw materials.
• Production process‌: Steps such as raw material preparation, mixing, conveying, and pressing. Ensure that the raw materials are dry to avoid the impact of moisture fluctuations on the straw biomass pellet production line.
• Maintenance and management‌: Rationally utilize peak and valley electricity and agricultural electricity policies to reduce costs. Choose experienced operators to ensure stable production and equipment maintenance.
• Sales channels‌: Use platforms such as Douyin and resources from environmental protection departments to find out the usage of local boilers and expand sales channels‌.

Through the above steps and equipment selection, an efficient and stable straw pellet production line in United States can be established.