water hyacinth (#1149)
| ID-number | #1149 |
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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% | 9.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 19.51 | 21.61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 57.50 | 63.70 | 81.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 13.26 | 14.69 | 18.74 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 33.77 | 37.41 | 47.72 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 4.45 | 4.93 | 6.29 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 1.75 | 1.94 | 2.47 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.50 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 29.05 | 32.18 | 41.05 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 12.45 | 14.06 | 17.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 13.66 | 15.13 | 19.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 13.49 | 14.95 | 19.07 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 13 811.3 | 15 300.0 | 19 517.8 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Fluorine (F) | mg/kg | 61.4 | 68.0 | 86.7 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Major elements |
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| Potassium (K) | mg/kg (dry) | 25 296.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Sodium (Na) | mg/kg (dry) | 2 105.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Calcium (Ca) | mg/kg (dry) | 14 567.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Silicon (Si) | mg/kg (dry) | 10 257.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Phosphorus (P) | mg/kg (dry) | 2 986.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||