water hyacinth (#1148)
| ID-number | #1148 |
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| Material | water hyacinth |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ other plants ▸ water hyacinth |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw | |
| Ash type | asgehalte bij 550 oC |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 1998-03-11 |
| Remarks | water hyacinth from Uganda |
| Literature | ECN laboratories. |
Values
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel Properties |
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Proximate Analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 8.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 20.15 | 22.12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 56.48 | 62.00 | 79.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 14.47 | 15.88 | 20.39 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 33.13 | 36.37 | 46.70 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 4.35 | 4.77 | 6.12 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 1.66 | 1.82 | 2.34 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.52 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 29.71 | 32.61 | 41.87 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 12.33 | 13.77 | 17.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 13.49 | 14.81 | 19.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 13.06 | 14.34 | 18.41 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 17 309.0 | 19 000.0 | 24 396.5 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Fluorine (F) | mg/kg | 50.1 | 55.0 | 70.6 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Major elements |
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| Potassium (K) | mg/kg (dry) | 31 446.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Sodium (Na) | mg/kg (dry) | 2 542.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Calcium (Ca) | mg/kg (dry) | 16 553.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Silicon (Si) | mg/kg (dry) | 7 299.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Phosphorus (P) | mg/kg (dry) | 3 166.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||