switchgrass (#2032)
| ID-number | #2032 |
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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 | 2001-02-26 |
| Remarks | HHV recalculated from value in Btu/lb |
| Literature | Tillman,D.A.: Biomass cofiring: The technology, the experience, the combustion consequences; Biomass and Bioenergy 19 (2000) 365-384 |
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% | 15.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 7.63 | 8.98 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 65.19 | 76.69 | 84.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 12.18 | 14.33 | 15.74 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 39.68 | 46.68 | 51.29 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 4.95 | 5.82 | 6.40 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.84 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.21 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 31.77 | 37.38 | 41.06 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 99.84 | 99.82 | 99.80 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 13.90 | 16.79 | 18.44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 15.35 | 18.06 | 19.84 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 16.09 | 18.93 | 20.80 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||