Main biomass properties
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Proximate analysis
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Moisture content |
wt%
(ar)
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Ash content |
wt%
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1.40 |
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Ultimate analysis (macroelements)
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Carbon |
wt%
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50.70 |
51.42 |
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Unknown |
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Hydrogen |
wt%
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5.91 |
5.99 |
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Unknown |
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Oxygen |
wt%
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40.09 |
40.65 |
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Calculated |
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Nitrogen |
wt%
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1.68 |
1.70 |
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Unknown |
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Sulphur |
wt%
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0.06 |
0.06 |
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Unknown |
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Total (with halides) |
wt%
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100.00 |
100.00 |
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Calculated |
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Halides
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Chlorine (Cl) |
mg/kg
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1 645.0 |
1 668.4 |
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Unknown |
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Heating value
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Net calorific value (LHV) |
MJ/kg
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16.00 |
16.23 |
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Gross calorific value (HHV) |
MJ/kg
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17.60 |
17.85 |
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HHVMilne |
MJ/kg
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20.07 |
20.36 |
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Calculated |
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Ash melting behaviour
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American standard method, measured in oxidizing conditions
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IDT (initial deformation temperature) |
°C
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990 |
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SOT (softening or spherical temperature) |
°C
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1 180 |
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HT (hemispherical temperature) |
°C
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1 230 |
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FT (fluid temperature) |
°C
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1 250 |
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Ash Properties
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Ash composition
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P2O5 |
wt%
(ash)
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0.74 |
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SiO2 |
wt%
(ash)
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26.00 |
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Fe2O3 |
wt%
(ash)
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3.43 |
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Al2O3 |
wt%
(ash)
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4.51 |
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CaO |
wt%
(ash)
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33.70 |
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MgO |
wt%
(ash)
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7.35 |
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Na2O |
wt%
(ash)
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3.31 |
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K2O |
wt%
(ash)
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2.45 |
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Pb |
mg/kg
(ash)
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180.0 |
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Cd |
mg/kg
(ash)
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0.0 |
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Cu |
mg/kg
(ash)
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5 471.0 |
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Cr |
mg/kg
(ash)
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763.0 |
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