banana leaves (#1796)
| ID-number | #1796 |
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| Material | banana leaves |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ untreated wood ▸ leaves |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [100] hout | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2000-10-19 |
| Literature | W.A.Mellowes et al.: Evaluation of hydrolysis methods for conversion of selected tropical biomass to fuel ethanol. In: Proc. Energy from biomass and wastes XVI (Ed. D.L.Klass), pp. 599-628, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago (1993). |
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% | 11.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 6.83 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Nitrogen | wt% | 3.50 | 3.95 | 4.28 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 21.63 | 11.65 | 4.28 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Biochemical analysis |
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Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 23.80 | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 22.50 | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
Other |
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| Lipids | wt% (dry) | 17.80 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 71.80 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||