wood, Gliricidia sepium (#2117)
| ID-number | #2117 |
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| Material | wood, Gliricidia sepium |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ untreated wood ▸ tropical hard wood ▸ wood, Gliricidia sepium |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [100] hout ▸ [110] vers hout ▸ [120] loofhout ▸ [125] hard loofhout | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2001-04-10 |
| Remarks | Wood from plantation in Nigeria. Charcoal yield 35% at 350°C. Data on charcoal in ID 2118. Analyses and HHV of limited accuracy. |
| Literature | J.A. Fuwape, S.O. Akindele: Biomass yield and energy value of some fast-growing multipurpose trees in Nigeria. Biomass and Bioenergy 12 (1997) 101-106. |
Values
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel Properties |
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Proximate Analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 31.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 0.69 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 53.82 | 78.00 | 78.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 14.49 | 21.00 | 21.21 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 32.43 | 47.00 | 47.47 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 4.83 | 7.00 | 7.07 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.81 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 30.36 | 44.00 | 44.44 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 99.88 | 99.82 | 99.82 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 13.44 | 20.58 | 20.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 15.26 | 22.11 | 22.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 13.72 | 19.89 | 20.09 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Physical Properties |
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Commonly used properties |
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| Bulk density (ar) | kg/m³ (ar) | 490 | ||||||||||||||||||