Bamboo (Guadua amplexifolia Prestl) (#3516)

ID-number#3516
MaterialBamboo (Guadua amplexifolia Prestl)
Classification CEN/TS 14961 classification ▸ Solid biofuels ▸ Herbaceous biomass ▸ Herb processing industry ▸ Chemically untreated herb residues ▸ Cereal crops and grasses
ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ other plants ▸ bamboo
NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [210] gras ▸ [219] overig gras
CountryColombia
SubmitterLydia Fryda
Submitter organisationECN (Netherlands)
Submission date2015-07-09

Values

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

Fuel Properties

Proximate Analysis
Moisture content wt% (ar)
Volatile matter wt% 74.00 ECN EN 15148
Ash content at 815°C wt% (dry) 3,8 ECN CEN/TS 14775
Fixed carbon wt% 26.00 Calculated

Ultimate Analysis
Carbon wt% 47.00 ECN CEN/TS 15104
Hydrogen wt% 6.00 ECN CEN/TS 15104
Nitrogen wt% (dry) 0,8 ECN CEN/TS 15104
Sulphur wt% (dry) 0,19 ECN CEN/TS 15289
Oxygen wt% 46.91 ECN by difference
Total (with halides) wt% 100.00 Calculated

Calorific Values
Gross calorific value (HHV) MJ/kg (dry) 18,8 ECN CEN/TS 14918

Chemical Analyses

Halides
Chlorine (Cl) mg/kg 859.0 ECN CEN/TS 15289

Major elements
Aluminium (Al) mg/kg (dry) 13.0 ECN NEN 6966
Potassium (K) mg/kg (dry) 16 402.0 ECN NEN 6966
Sodium (Na) mg/kg (dry) 11,8 ECN NEN 6966
Calcium (Ca) mg/kg (dry) 380.0 ECN NEN 6966
Silicon (Si) mg/kg (dry) 6 209.0 ECN NEN 6966
Magnesium (Mg) mg/kg (dry) 290.0 ECN NEN 6966
Iron (Fe) mg/kg (dry) 20,2 ECN NEN 6966
Phosphorus (P) mg/kg (dry) 869.0 ECN NEN 6966
Titanium (Ti) mg/kg (dry) 0,6 ECN NEN 6966

Minor elements
Arsenic (As) mg/kg (dry) 1,4 ECN NEN 6966
Cadmium (Cd) mg/kg (dry) 0,1 ECN NEN 6966
Chromium (Cr) mg/kg (dry) 1,1 ECN NEN 6966
Copper (Cu) mg/kg (dry) 3.0 ECN NEN 6966
Manganese (Mn) mg/kg (dry) 7,4 ECN NEN 6966
Lead (Pb) mg/kg (dry) 0,6 ECN NEN 6966
Zinc (Zn) mg/kg (dry) 8.0 ECN NEN 6966
Barium (Ba) mg/kg (dry) 2,4 ECN NEN 6966

Other elements
Strontium (Sr) mg/kg (dry) 2,1 ECN NEN 6966

Biochemical composition
Lignin acid insoluble (AIL) wt% (dry) 19,17 ECN ash
Lignin acid soluble (ASL) wt% (dry) 1,09 ECN
Extractives 95% EtOH wt% (dry) 2,26 ECN
Extractives hot water wt% (dry) 15,35 ECN ash free

C5
Arabinan wt% (dry) 0,59 ECN
Xylan wt% (dry) 13,47 ECN

C6
Mannan wt% (dry) 0.00 ECN
Galactan wt% (dry) 0,24 ECN
Glucan wt% (dry) 32,16 ECN
Rhamnan wt% (dry) 0.00 ECN