Wood supplies the energy for Jari

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · World Wood; (United States)

OSTI ID:5199608

The power platform of the pulp mill at the Jari forestry and agricultural complex in Brazil will provide electrical power not only for pulp mill but also for sawmill, kaolin plant, local community, and a town 17 km away. The two large, high pressure power boilers (140 tons per hour of steam at 60 kp) are designed to operate primarily on wood. Wood wastes from the sawmill and pulp mill and all noncommerical wood generated in clearing virgin forest for planting will be used for energy. The boilers will be started with oil and gradually changed to wood waste fuel. The boilers will consume about 20,000 to 30,000 tons of wood fuel per month, representing 3,000 to 4,000 hectares per year of clearings from the virgin forest. Jari may be one of the first examples of direct wood to energy application on a major industrial scale. Fresh water from Rio Jari is prepared by sedimentation and passage through sand filters. Effluent treatment is single-stage clarification with sludge dewatered for firing the power boilers.

• OSTI ID: 5199608
• Journal Information: World Wood; (United States), Journal Name: World Wood; (United States) Vol. 20:4; ISSN WWODA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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