Sadeq, AbdullahAbdullahSadeqHeinrich, DennisDennisHeinrichPietsch-Braune, SwantjeSwantjePietsch-BrauneHeinrich, StefanStefanHeinrich2023-06-082023-06-082023-05Powder Technology 426: 118631 (2023-05-09)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/15373When handling wood pellets, the main challenge arises during storage, where the physical properties of the pellets are affected by fluctuating relative humidity (RH). With increasing RH, the water content of the pellets increases, which leads to swelling and higher porosity as well as crack formation on the surface. However, these changes are reversible to a certain extent and the pellets can recover fully or to a certain extent when the RH subsequently decreases again. The permanent damage caused by fluctuating RH is shown in the form of larger gaps between the wood chips within the pellets. As a result, the pellets have a larger volume and higher porosity as well as higher surface roughness than in their initial state before storage. In particular, when the saturation vapor pressure was exceeded to reach a water content of over 12 wt.-%, the reversibility of the structural changes appeared to be lower.en0032-5910Powder technology2023Biomass pelletMicrocomputed tomographyPorosityReversibilityStorage effectWater contentInfluence of oscillating water content on the structure of biomass pelletsJournal Article10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118631Journal Article