melon plant (#2891)
| ID-number | #2891 |
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| Material | melon 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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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 91.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 1.99 | 24.38 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 5.32 | 65.25 | 86.29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 0.85 | 10.37 | 13.71 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 2.89 | 35.50 | 46.95 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 0.36 | 4.37 | 5.78 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 2.52 | 30.96 | 40.94 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.38 | 4.62 | 6.11 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.22 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.08 | 100.98 | 101.29 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 797.9 | 9 790.0 | 12 946.3 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | -1.22 | 12.55 | 16.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 1.10 | 13.50 | 17.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 1.09 | 13.34 | 17.64 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ash Properties |
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Ash composition |
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| P2O5 | wt% (ash) | 5.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SiO2 | wt% (ash) | 3.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fe2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al2O3 | wt% (ash) | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CaO | wt% (ash) | 29.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MgO | wt% (ash) | 7.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Na2O | wt% (ash) | 4.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K2O | wt% (ash) | 18.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TiO2 | wt% (ash) | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cu | mg/kg (ash) | 61.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mn | mg/kg (ash) | 363.0 | ||||||||||||||||||