switchgrass (#2438)
| ID-number | #2438 |
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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 |
| Remarks | NU942 |
| Literature | R. Lemus, E.C. Brummer, K.J. Moore, N.E. Molstad, C.L. Burras, M.F. Barker: Biomass yield and quality of 20 switchgrass populations in southern Iowa, Usa. Biomass & bioenergy 23 (2002) 433-442. |
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% | 6.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.54 | 0.58 | Average | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 6.74 | 0.58 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Biochemical composition |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 36.50 | van Soest | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 33.60 | van Soest | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 5.40 | Average | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 81.70 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||