sorghum, whole stalks (#2659)
| ID-number | #2659 |
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| Material | sorghum, whole stalks |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ straw (stalk/cob/ear) ▸ sorghum |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [220] stro ▸ [229] overig stro | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2003-05-05 |
| Remarks | compare with ID 2660 and 2661 for pith and bark from sorghum straw |
| Literature | E. Billa, D. P. Koullas, B. Monties and E. G. Koukios: Structure and composition of sweet sorghum stalk components. Industrial Crops and Products 6-3/4 (1997) 297-302. |
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% | 70.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 0.09 | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Total (with halides) | wt% | 70.09 | 0.30 | 0.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Biochemical composition |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 12.40 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 10.20 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 4.80 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 27.70 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||