corn cob (#1454)
| ID-number | #1454 |
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| Material | corn cob |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ straw (stalk/cob/ear) ▸ maize/corn ▸ corn cob |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [240] gewassen ▸ [241] mais | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 1999-06-18 |
| Remarks | devolatilisation occurs between 370 and 710°C, maximum rate at 400°C |
| Literature | P. D. Grover: Thermochemical characteristics of biomass residues for gasification, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (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% | 3.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 80.20 | 83.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 16.20 | 16.80 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 45.31 | 47.00 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 7.16 | 7.43 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 43.93 | 45.57 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 14.02 | 14.54 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 15.58 | 16.16 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 19.59 | 20.32 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Ash melting behaviour |
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American standard method, measured in oxidizing conditions |
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| IDT (initial deformation temperature) | °C | 850 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FT (fluid temperature) | °C | 1 000 | ||||||||||||||||||