Flax shive (#3164)
| ID-number | #3164 |
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| Material | Flax shive |
| Alternative name | Flax fiber |
| Description | woody stalk of flax |
| Classification | CEN/TS 14961 classification ▸ Solid biofuels ▸ Herbaceous biomass ▸ Agriculture and Horticulture herb ▸ Oil seed crops ▸ Stalks and leaves |
| ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ flax | |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [240] gewassen ▸ [249] overige gewassen | |
| Sample date | 1996-01-01 |
| Sample location | Finland |
| Sample lot size | 0,2-1 m3 |
| Country | Finland |
| Submitter | VTT |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Submission date | 2008-09-05 |
| Remarks | some data, taken from original publication, added by ECN in 2012 |
| Literature | C. 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 | ||||||||||||
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% | 6.60 | predried for storage | |||||||||||||||||
| Ash content at 550°C | wt% | 1.69 | 1.81 | CEN/TS 14775 | ||||||||||||||||
| Volatile matter | wt% | 73.41 | 78.60 | 80.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed carbon | wt% | 18.30 | 19.59 | 19.95 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 46.98 | 50.30 | 51.23 | CEN/TS 15104 | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.70 | 6.10 | 6.21 | CEN/TS 15104 | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 38.42 | 41.13 | 41.89 | by difference | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.61 | CEN/TS 15104 | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | CEN/TS15289 | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.04 | 100.05 | 100.05 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Halides |
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| Chlorine (Cl) | mg/kg | 355.9 | 381.0 | 388.0 | neutron activation | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Net calorific value (LHV) | MJ/kg | 17.45 | 18.86 | 19.21 | CEN/TS 14918 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 18.86 | 20.19 | 20.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 18.85 | 20.19 | 20.56 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Trace elements composition |
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| Potassium (K) | mg/kg (dry) | 3 362.0 | neutron activation | |||||||||||||||||
| Sodium (Na) | mg/kg (dry) | 87.0 | neutron activation | |||||||||||||||||
Physical Properties |
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Commonly used properties |
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| Bulk density (ar) | kg/m³ (ar) | 114 | loose, not shaken | |||||||||||||||||