reed canary grass (#1994)
| ID-number | #1994 |
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| Material | reed canary grass |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ reed ▸ reed canary grass |
| 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% | 8.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 6.79 | 7.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 69.68 | 75.90 | 81.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 15.33 | 16.70 | 18.03 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 40.85 | 44.50 | 48.06 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.32 | 5.80 | 6.26 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 37.73 | 41.10 | 44.38 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.76 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 99.63 | 99.60 | 99.57 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg (dry) | 500.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 16.45 | 18.13 | 19.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 17.81 | 19.40 | 20.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 16.27 | 17.73 | 19.14 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ash Properties |
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Ash composition |
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| SiO2 | wt% (ash) | 37.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fe2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CaO | wt% (ash) | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MgO | wt% (ash) | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Na2O | wt% (ash) | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K2O | wt% (ash) | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||