wood, Gmelina arborea (#2119)
| ID-number | #2119 |
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| Material | wood, Gmelina arborea |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ untreated wood ▸ tropical hard wood ▸ wood, Gmelina arborea |
| 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 39.8% at 350°C. Data on charcoal in ID 2120. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 25.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 0.73 | 0.98 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 61.75 | 83.00 | 83.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 11.92 | 16.02 | 16.18 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 34.22 | 46.00 | 46.46 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 4.46 | 6.00 | 6.06 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 34.22 | 46.00 | 46.46 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.71 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.19 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 99.90 | 99.87 | 99.87 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 13.77 | 19.35 | 19.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 15.37 | 20.66 | 20.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 13.40 | 18.01 | 18.19 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Physical Properties |
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Commonly used properties |
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| Bulk density (ar) | kg/m³ (ar) | 500 | ||||||||||||||||||