alfalfa seed straw (#1216)
| ID-number | #1216 |
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| Material | alfalfa seed straw |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ alfalfa |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [240] gewassen ▸ [249] overige gewassen | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 1998-06-04 |
| Literature | O. Kitani and C. W. Hall: Biomass Handbook, Gordon and Breach science publishers, New York (1989). |
Values
| Property | Unit | Value | Std dev | Det lim | Lab | Date | Method | Remarks | ||||||||||||
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% (ar) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 7.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 72.60 | 78.27 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 20.15 | 21.73 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 46.76 | 50.42 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.40 | 5.82 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 40.72 | 43.90 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 1.00 | 1.08 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.02 | 0.02 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 101.18 | 101.27 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 300.0 | 323.5 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 17.27 | 18.62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 18.45 | 19.89 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 17.98 | 19.38 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||