wood, Gliricidia sepium (#2117)
ID-number | #2117 |
---|---|
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
Property | Unit | Value | Std dev | Det lim | Lab | Date | Method | Remarks | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
||||||||||||||||||||
Proximate analysis |
||||||||||||||||||||
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 (macroelements) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Carbon | wt% | 32.43 | 47.00 | 47.47 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Hydrogen | wt% | 4.83 | 7.00 | 7.07 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Oxygen | wt% | 30.36 | 44.00 | 44.44 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Nitrogen | wt% | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.81 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Sulphur | wt% | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Total (with halides) | wt% | 99.88 | 99.82 | 99.82 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Commonly used properties |
||||||||||||||||||||
Bulk density (ar) | kg/m³ (ar) | 490 |