Fuel consumption expenses for dried pulp production are comparable with process expenses for sugar production, and, in certain cases, even exceed them. Nevertheless, dried pulp production in most cases is profitable and gives a lot of benefits in case of proper organization.
Because first cost of dried pulp is defined, mainly, by power consumption expenses, profitability of its production depends, for the most part, on the value of fuel constituent of the first cost. At the different mills, fuel consumption expenses for pulp drying are different and could differ from each other twice and more.
There are a lot of factors, effecting fuel consumption expenses for dried pulp production, so the problem of fuel saving should be considered as a complex task:
