microalgae, Spirulina (#1450)
| ID-number | #1450 |
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| Material | microalgae, Spirulina |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ algae ▸ Microalgae |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw | |
| Ash type | JIS8812 |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 1999-06-03 |
| Remarks | used as fuel (as slurry) for oxygen-blown lab-scale gasification facility |
| Literature | A. Hirano, K. Hon-Nami, S. Kunito, M. Hada and Y. Ogushi: Temperature effect on continuous gasification of microalgal biomass. Theoretical yield of methanol production and its energy balance. Catal. Today 45 (1-4) pp. 399-404 (1998). |
Values
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel Properties |
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Proximate Analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 6.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 7.18 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 41.00 | 43.94 | 47.61 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 6.40 | 6.86 | 7.43 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 6.10 | 6.54 | 7.08 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.46 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 32.22 | 34.53 | 37.41 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 16.93 | 18.32 | 19.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 18.49 | 19.82 | 21.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 17.77 | 19.05 | 20.63 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||