Arundo donax (giant reed) (#1992)
| ID-number | #1992 |
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| Material | Arundo donax (giant reed) |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ reed ▸ Arundo donax (giant reed) |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [210] gras ▸ [219] overig gras | |
| Ash type | Swedish ash standard Biobränslen-Bestämning av askhalt SS 18 71 71 |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2001-02-23 |
| Literature | Hallgren,A.L.; Engvall,K.; Skrifvars,B.-J.: Ash-induced operational difficulties in fluidised bed firing of biofuels and waste; Proc. 4th biomass conference of the Americas, p.1365-1370 |
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% | 36.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 2.30 | 3.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 49.46 | 77.40 | 80.29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 12.14 | 19.00 | 19.71 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 28.18 | 44.10 | 45.75 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 3.32 | 5.20 | 5.39 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 30.29 | 47.40 | 49.17 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.31 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.10 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.45 | 100.70 | 100.73 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 10.09 | 17.17 | 17.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 11.69 | 18.30 | 18.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 10.31 | 16.14 | 16.75 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ash Properties |
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Ash composition |
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| P2O5 | wt% (ash) | 5.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CaO | wt% (ash) | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MgO | wt% (ash) | 8.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Na2O | wt% (ash) | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K2O | wt% (ash) | 29.00 | ||||||||||||||||||