reed canary grass (#2061)
ID-number | #2061 |
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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 | ash deformation temperatures above 1650°C |
Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
Submission date | 2001-04-04 |
Remarks | spring-harvested material from silty clay with medium humus (5% DM), pressed into briquettes. See also ID 2058-2060, 2062. |
Literature | Paulrud,S; Nilsson,C: Briquetting and combustion of spring-harvested reed canary-grass: effect of fuel composition; Biomass & Bioenergy 20 (2001) 25-35 |
Values
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ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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Moisture content | wt% | 7.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ash content | wt% | 8.42 | 9.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Volatile matter | wt% | 70.30 | 76.00 | 83.61 | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed carbon | wt% | 13.78 | 14.90 | 16.39 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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Carbon | wt% | 40.70 | 44.00 | 48.40 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Hydrogen | wt% | 4.90 | 5.30 | 5.83 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Oxygen | wt% | 37.65 | 40.70 | 44.77 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Nitrogen | wt% | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.44 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Sulphur | wt% | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Total (with halides) | wt% | 99.63 | 99.60 | 99.56 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Halides |
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Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 277.5 | 300.0 | 330.0 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 14.15 | 15.49 | 17.04 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 15.40 | 16.65 | 18.32 | ||||||||||||||||
HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 15.69 | 16.96 | 18.65 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ash Properties |
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Ash composition |
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P2O5 | wt% (ash) | 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
SiO2 | wt% (ash) | 89.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Al2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
CaO | wt% (ash) | 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
MgO | wt% (ash) | 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Na2O | wt% (ash) | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
K2O | wt% (ash) | 2.00 |