switchgrass (#1842)
| ID-number | #1842 |
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| Material | switchgrass |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ switch grass ▸ switchgrass |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [210] gras ▸ [219] overig gras | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2000-10-24 |
| Remarks | Data are average of three analyses; deviation: C: +/- 0,11; H: 0,03; O: 0,08; N: 0,01, ash: 0,35. Glucan= 33,5 wt%; Mead, NE, USA |
| Literature | F.A.Agblevor, S.Besler-Guran, D.Montane and A.E.Wiselogel: Biomass feedstock variability and its effect on biocrude oil properties, Vol 1 (Ed. A.V.Bridgwater and D.G.B.Boocock), pp. 741-755 (2000). |
Values
| Property | Unit | Value | Std dev | Det lim | Lab | Date | Method | Remarks | ||||||||||||
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel Properties |
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Proximate Analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% (ar) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 6.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 44.08 | 46.92 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 6.13 | 6.53 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.91 | 0.97 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.12 | 0.13 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 44.37 | 47.23 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 101.67 | 101.78 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 16.16 | 17.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 17.50 | 18.63 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 17.62 | 18.76 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Biochemical composition |
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| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 12.10 | Average | |||||||||||||||||
| Protein | wt% (dry) | 6.90 | Average | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 25.06 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||