watermelon plant (#2890)
| ID-number | #2890 |
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| Material | watermelon plant |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ vegetable |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [250] overige restprodcuten ▸ [252] tuinbouwafval | |
| Ash type | UNE-CEN/TS 14775:2007 EX |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2011-01-07 |
| Remarks | C,H and N determined according to UNE-CEN/TS 15104:2008 EX. S according to ASTM D4239-08, Cl according to ASTM E776-87. Erroneous data for ash metal content corrected after consultation with authors. |
| Literature | A.J. Callejón-Ferre, B. Velázquez-Martí, J.A. López-Martínez, F. Manzano-Agugliaro: Greenhouse crop residues: Energy potential and models for the prediction of their higher heating value. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 948-955. |
Values
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Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 90.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 1.89 | 20.58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 6.12 | 66.84 | 84.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 1.15 | 12.58 | 15.84 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 3.45 | 37.64 | 47.39 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 0.42 | 4.62 | 5.82 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 3.06 | 33.41 | 42.07 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.33 | 3.60 | 4.53 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.19 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.10 | 101.04 | 101.31 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 950.8 | 10 380.0 | 13 069.8 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | -1.01 | 13.25 | 16.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 1.31 | 14.26 | 17.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 1.31 | 14.26 | 17.96 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ash Properties |
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Ash composition |
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| P2O5 | wt% (ash) | 9.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SiO2 | wt% (ash) | 4.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fe2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CaO | wt% (ash) | 41.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MgO | wt% (ash) | 8.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Na2O | wt% (ash) | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K2O | wt% (ash) | 13.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TiO2 | wt% (ash) | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cu | mg/kg (ash) | 62.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mn | mg/kg (ash) | 374.0 | ||||||||||||||||||