sorghum stalks (#2792)
| ID-number | #2792 |
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| Material | sorghum stalks |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ straw (stalk/cob/ear) ▸ sorghum ▸ sorghum stalks |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [220] stro ▸ [229] overig stro | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2006-07-10 |
| Literature | Y.J. Lu, L.J. Guo, C.M. Ji, X.M. Zhang, X.H. Hao, Q.H. Yan:Hydrogen production by biomass gasification in supercritical water: a parametric study. Int J Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 822-831 |
Values
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 5.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 6.47 | 6.88 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 69.11 | 73.50 | 78.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 18.45 | 19.62 | 21.07 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 43.32 | 46.07 | 49.47 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.42 | 5.76 | 6.19 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 38.20 | 40.63 | 43.63 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.42 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 15.47 | 16.61 | 17.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 16.80 | 17.86 | 19.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 17.23 | 18.33 | 19.68 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||