Din plus pellets or en plus pellets

Din plus pellets or en plus pellets

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  Azeus Machinery Co.ltd Email:info@biopelletmachine.com Website: www.biopelletmachine.com DIN plus pellets or EN plus pellets Keywords:DIN plus pellet certification, EN plus pellet certification system, pellet quality certification, DIN Plus certification, DIN plus, EN plus pellets,biomass wood pellet,biomass pellet market,DIN pellet mill,EN pellet mill As biomass wood pellet is gradual becoming commercial fuel resource for residential and industrial heating, the pellet quality certification standards appear following. However, there are not yet unified standard for pellet quality certification in current international biomass pellet market. Two popular pellet quality certification standards
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  accepted by regionalpellet producers and pellet consumers, are the DIN plus pellet certification and EN plus pellet certification. That is to say, pellets certificated by DIN and EN standard, are commonly accepted as “premium”. The introduction of biomass pellets quality standard for residential and industrial pellets will not only keep a clear account of consumption but also will control the quality of products. The DIN plus Pellets The DIN refers to Deutsch Industry Norm. DIN Plus certification scheme for high quality wood pellets plant was firstly developed by DIN CERTCO in 2002. It is developed on the base of the German DIN 51731 certification and the Austrian ÖNORM M 7135 certification. This scheme includes the establishment of internal quality management and annual, external controls without announcement. DIN plus contributed a lot to the promotion of the residential pellet market in Germany and today, it is the most important quality label for high quality wood pellets worldwide. In total, 102 pellet producers are DIN plus certified and 61 of these are based in Germany. For producers in France, Belgium and Switzerland, the DIN plus certificate certainly is a instrument for selling pellets in their own home countries, while it provides access to Central European residential pellet heating markets to export-oriented producers in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Argentina. Parameters of the DIN Plus Pellets
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  The EN pluspellets The EN refers to European Norm. The EN plus pellet certification system has been introduced in Germany in 2010. Since then it has spread fast to the surrounding countries such as Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom and even the US. In 2012, around 3,2 million tons of actual EN plus pellets were manufactured. Now, already 90% of produced pellets in Austria and Germany are EN plus. Parameters of the EN Plus Pellets Parameter Unit DIN plus DIN 51731 Ö NORM M 7135 Diameter mm 4～10 4～10 4～10 Length / <5×D <50mm <5×D Bulk density kg/dm³ > 1.12 1.0 - 1.4 > 1.12 Heat value MJ/kg > 18 17.5-19.5 > 18 Moisture content % 10 12 10 Abrasion % < 2.3 / < 2.3 Ash content % < 0.5 < 1.5 < 0.5 Chlorine content % < 0.02 < 0.03 < 0.02 Sulfur content % < 0.04 < 0.08 < 0.04 Nitrogen content % < 0.3 < 0.3 < 0.3 Heavy metals % regulated regulated not regulated
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  Parameter Unit ENplus-A1ENplus-A2 test according to Diameter mm 6～8 6～8 / Length mm 3.15≤L≤40 3.15≤L≤40 / Bulk density kg/m³ ≥600 ≥600 EN 15103 Heat value MJ/kg ≥16.5 ≥16.3 EN 14918 Moisture content max-% ≤10 ≤10 EN 14774-1 Fine material(<3.15mm) max-% ≤1 ≤1 EN 15149-2 Ash content max-% ≤0.7 ≤1.5 EN 14775 Chlorine content max-% ≤0.02 ≤0.03 EN 15289 Sulfur content max-% ≤0.05 ≤0.05 EN 15289 Nitrogen content max-% ≤0.03 ≤0.05 EN 15104 Heavy metals mg/kg regulated regulated EN 15297