Phyllis2 - alfalfa (lucern) (#1993)

alfalfa (lucern) (#1993)

ID-number	#1993
Material	alfalfa (lucern)
Classification	ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ alfalfa
Classification	NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [240] gewassen ▸ [249] overige gewassen
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
Property											Unit	ar	dry	daf	Std dev	Det lim	Lab	Date	Method	Remarks
Fuel Properties
	Proximate Analysis
		Moisture content									wt%	10.00
		Ash content									wt%	8.46	9.40
		Volatile matter									wt%	66.51	73.90	81.57
		Fixed carbon									wt%	15.03	16.70	18.43					Calculated
	Ultimate Analysis
		Carbon									wt%	40.50	45.00	49.67					Measured
		Hydrogen									wt%	5.40	6.00	6.62					Measured
		Nitrogen									wt%	2.25	2.50	2.76					Measured
		Sulphur									wt%	1.80	2.00	2.21					Measured
		Oxygen									wt%	33.21	36.90	40.73					Measured
		Total (with halides)									wt%	101.89	102.10	102.32					Calculated
	Calorific Values
		Net calorific value (LHV)									MJ/kg	15.32	17.29	19.08
		Gross calorific value (HHV)									MJ/kg	16.74	18.60	20.53
		HHV_Milne									MJ/kg	16.70	18.56	20.48					Calculated
Chemical Analyses
	Halides
		Chlorine (Cl)									mg/kg	2 700.0	3 000.0	3 311.3					Measured
Ash Properties
	Ash composition
		P₂O₅									wt% (ash)	7.60
		SiO₂									wt% (ash)	3.30
		Fe₂O₃									wt% (ash)	0.30
		Al₂O₃									wt% (ash)	0.30
		CaO									wt% (ash)	27.70
		MgO									wt% (ash)	3.10
		Na₂O									wt% (ash)	0.70
		K₂O									wt% (ash)	28.40