Forest residue chips, pine spruce (#3155)

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ID-number#3155
MaterialForest residue chips, pine spruce
Alternative namePine, Spruce
DescriptionChips
Classification CEN/TS 14961 classification ▸ Solid biofuels ▸ Woody biomass ▸ Forest and plantation wood ▸ Whole trees without roots ▸ Coniferous
ECN Phyllis classification ▸ untreated wood ▸ fir/pine/spruce
NTA 8003 classification ▸ [100] hout ▸ [110] vers hout ▸ [130] naaldhout ▸ [132] naaldhout met schors
Sample date1996-01-01
Sample locationFinland
Sample lot size0,2-1 m3
CountryFinland
SubmitterVTT
Submitter organisationECN (Netherlands)
Submission date2008-09-01
Remarksash data. taken from original publication, added by ECN in 2012
LiteratureC. Wilén, A. Moilanen and E. Kurkula: Biomass feedstock analyses, VTT publications 282, Espoo 1996.

Values

Property Unit Value Std dev Det lim Lab Date Method Remarks
ar dry daf

Main biomass properties

Proximate analysis
Moisture content wt% 6.30
Ash content at 550°C wt% 1.25 1.33 CEN/TS 14775
Volatile matter wt% 74.30 79.30 80.37
Fixed carbon wt% 18.15 19.37 19.63 Calculated

Ultimate analysis (macroelements)
Carbon wt% 48.07 51.30 51.99 CEN/TS 15104
Hydrogen wt% 5.72 6.10 6.18 CEN/TS 15104
Oxygen wt% 38.28 40.85 41.40 by difference
Nitrogen wt% 0.37 0.40 0.41 CEN/TS 15104
Sulphur wt% 0.02 0.02 0.02 CEN/TS15289
Total (with halides) wt% 100.01 100.01 100.01 Calculated

Halides
Chlorine (Cl) mg/kg 71.2 76.0 77.0 neutron activation

Heating value
Net calorific value (LHV) MJ/kg 17.97 19.34 19.60 CEN/TS 14918
Gross calorific value (HHV) MJ/kg 19.37 20.67 20.95
HHVMilne MJ/kg 19.29 20.59 20.87 Calculated

Trace elements composition
Potassium (K) mg/kg (dry) 1 377.0 neutron activation
Sodium (Na) mg/kg (dry) 76.0 neutron activation

Ash melting behaviour

American standard method, measured in oxidizing conditions
IDT (initial deformation temperature) °C 1 175 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600
SOT (softening or spherical temperature) °C 1 205 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600
HT (hemispherical temperature) °C 1 230 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600
FT (fluid temperature) °C 1 250 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600

American standard method, measured in reducing conditions
IDT (initial deformation temperature) °C 1 175 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600
SOT (softening or spherical temperature) °C 1 225 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600
HT (hemispherical temperature) °C 1 245 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600
FT (fluid temperature) °C 1 260 ASTM D 1857 Leco AF-600

Physical Properties

Commonly used properties
Bulk density (ar) kg/m³ (ar) 313 loose, not shaken

Ash Properties

Ash composition
SO3 wt% (ash) 1.62
P2O5 wt% (ash) 3.21
SiO2 wt% (ash) 38.51
Fe2O3 wt% (ash) 3.72
Al2O3 wt% (ash) 4.72
CaO wt% (ash) 15.39
MgO wt% (ash) 3.98
Na2O wt% (ash) 0.31
K2O wt% (ash) 8.31
TiO2 wt% (ash) 0.50