switchgrass (#2405)
| ID-number | #2405 |
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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 | 2003-04-08 |
| Literature | D. W. Meyer, W. E. Norby, D. O. Erickson and R. G. Johnson: Evaluation of Herbaceous Biomass Crops in the Northern Great Plains. North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State University, Fargo North Dakota. 2002.(1994) |
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% (ar) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 7.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Total (with halides) | wt% | 7.60 | 0.00 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Biochemical composition |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 39.60 | van Soest | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 28.30 | van Soest | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 5.90 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Total non-structural carbo-hydrates (TNC) | wt% (dry) | 9.20 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 90.60 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||