wood pellets (#3247)

ID-number#3247
Materialwood pellets
Alternative nameWooden pellets
Classification CEN/TS 14961 classification ▸ Solid biofuels ▸ Woody biomass ▸ Forest and plantation wood ▸ Whole trees without roots ▸ Deciduous
ECN Phyllis classification ▸ untreated wood ▸ other hard wood ▸ hard wood
NTA 8003 classification ▸ [100] hout ▸ [110] vers hout ▸ [120] loofhout ▸ [125] hard loofhout
Sample locationPort of Riga
CountryLatvia
Production date2009-08-01
Submitter organisationECN (Netherlands)

Values

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

Fuel Properties

Proximate Analysis
Moisture content wt% 5.90 TUT CEN/TS 14774-1,2,3
Volatile matter wt% 79.89 84.90 85.33 TUT
Ash content at 550°C wt% 0.47 0.50 TUT CEN/TS 14775
Fixed carbon wt% 13.74 14.60 14.67 Calculated

Ultimate Analysis
Sulphur wt% (dry) <0.05 TUT CEN/TS15289
Total (with halides) wt% 6.37 0.50 0.00 Calculated

Calorific Values
Net calorific value (LHV) MJ/kg 19.08 20.43 20.53 TUT CEN/TS 14918
Gross calorific value (HHV) MJ/kg 16.80 17.85 17.94 TUT

Physical Properties

Ash melting behaviour

European standard method
SH (shrinkage temperature) °C 1 030
DEF (deformation temperature) °C 1 130
HE (hemispherical temperature) °C 1 260
FL (flow temperature) °C 1 290

Particle size distribution
<0.25 mm wt% 12.90 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
0.25-0.5 mm wt% 212.40 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
0.5-1.0 mm wt% 45.00 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
1.0-1.4 mm wt% 14.90 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
1.4-2.0 mm wt% 4.70 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
2.0-2.8 mm wt% 0.70 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
2.8-3.15 mm wt% 0.10 CEN/TS 15149-1,2
3.15-8 mm wt% 0.30 CEN/TS 15149-1,2