How to Make Pellets with Coir Pith Pellet Machine?

What Is Coir Pith Pellet Machine?

Coir pith pellet making machine is one kind of pellet making equipment specially deisgedn for making coir pith pellets which is the inner shell of the coconut, also called as coconut shell pellet making machine. During the high temperature and pressure inside the coir pith pellet mill, the loose coconut fiber shell can be processed into high density pellet used as fuel in daily life. With the development of “low-carbon lifestyle, more and more people start to use pellet, even some family buy the coir pith pellet press machine to process coir pith pellets by themselves.

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Why Can Coir Pith be Used by Pellet Machine?

As mentioned above, coir pith is the inner part of the coconut shell, which is mainly composed of cellulose. Actually, there is another important component ---lignin, which is suitable for processing into pellet. If you have rich coir pith, it is suggested that you start coir pellet mill factory as business. Let’s see the chemistry components of coir pith.

Component	Proportion
Cellulose	46% ~63%
lignin	31% ~36%
Hemicellulose	0．15%~0．25%
pectin	3% ~4%

How to Make Pellets with Coir Pith Pellet Machine?

• First, find enough raw materials. As mentioned earlier, the main raw material of the coconut shell granulator is coconut shell fiber. The countries with the largest coconut production in the world are Philippines, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and these places are also rich in coconut shell. (Read more: gemco pellet mill price)

• Secondly, crushing and drying. The ccoconut shell pellet making machine has strict requirement in the size and moisture content of the raw material. So, you should use the crusher and dryer to adjust the coir pith. The size should less than 3mm, and the moisture content should be in 10%.

• Third, pelleting. When the moisture and size of the coir pith are done, they can enter the coir pith pellet machine for pelleting. Our pellet machine are designed with four powers, including electric engine, diesel engine, gasoline engine and PTO (taken by tractor), which are suitable for different localization, different conditions and different needs. (Related article: pelelt mill for home use)

• Forth, cooling and packing. The fresh produced coir pith pellet has high temperature, which need to cool. If you make coir pellet for self-use, using cooler for cooling has no need. But if you process coir pellet for sale, it had better equip the cooler and packer, to reduce the time cost, meanwhile increasing the production efficiency.

The following process is the typical process of making coir pith pellets, which can be easily reduced according to the actual condition and your requirement.