Phyllis2 - railroad ties, sleepers (#654)

railroad ties, sleepers (#654)

ID-number	#654
Material	railroad ties, sleepers
Classification	ECN Phyllis classification ▸ treated wood ▸ organic impregnated ▸ railroad ties, sleepers
Classification	NTA 8003 classification ▸ [100] hout ▸ [150] verwerkt hout ▸ [180] geïmpregneerd hout (C-hout) ▸ [184] geïmpregneerd hout: organische middelen niet-gehalogeneerd
Sample lot size	< 3 mm
Ash type	ISO 1171 (815 degC)
Submitter organisation	ECN (Netherlands)
Literature	J. W. Vermeulen and A. van der Drift: Brandstoffen uit reststromen voor circulerend wervelbedvergassing, rapportage fase 2, (non-confidential version, in Dutch), Haarlem, NV Afvalzorg (1998).

Values

Property											Unit	Value			Std dev	Det lim	Lab	Date	Method	Remarks
Property											Unit	ar	dry	daf	Std dev	Det lim	Lab	Date	Method	Remarks
Fuel Properties
	Proximate Analysis
		Moisture content									wt%	9.60
		Ash content									wt%	0.81	0.90
		Volatile matter									wt%	69.79	77.20	77.90
		Fixed carbon									wt%	19.80	21.90	22.10					Calculated
	Ultimate Analysis
		Carbon									wt%	48.36	53.50	53.99					Measured
		Hydrogen									wt%	4.97	5.50	5.55					Measured
		Nitrogen									wt%	0.27	0.30	0.30					Measured
		Sulphur									wt%	0.01	0.01	0.01					Measured
		Oxygen									wt%	35.96	39.78	40.14					Calculated
		Total (with halides)									wt%	100.00	100.00	100.00					Calculated
	Calorific Values
		Net calorific value (LHV)									MJ/kg	17.85	20.00	20.18
		Gross calorific value (HHV)									MJ/kg	19.16	21.20	21.39
		HHV_Milne									MJ/kg	18.71	20.69	20.88					Calculated
Chemical Analyses
	Halides
		Chlorine (Cl)									mg/kg	90.4	100.0	100.9					Measured
		Fluorine (F)									mg/kg	9.0	10.0	10.1					Measured
Physical Properties
	Commonly used properties
		Bulk density (ar)									kg/m³ (ar)	500