Phyllis2 - apricot stones (#955)

apricot stones (#955)

ID-number	#955
Material	apricot stones
Classification	ECN Phyllis classification ▸ husk/shell/pit ▸ others
Classification	NTA 8003 classification ▸ [500] biomassa uit de industrie ▸ [520] schillen/vliezen/pitten ▸ [529] overige schillen/vliezen/pitten
Submitter organisation	ECN (Netherlands)
Remarks	Apricot stones as waste product of canning industry, Bulgaria
Literature	M. Razvigorova, M. Goranova, V. Minkova and J. Cerny: On the composition of volatiles evolved during the production of carbon adsorbents from vegetable wastes. Fuel 73 (11) pp. 1718-1722 (1993).

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%	6.40
		Ash content									wt%	0.19	0.20
		Volatile matter									wt%	75.25	80.40	80.56
		Fixed carbon									wt%	18.16	19.40	19.44					Calculated
	Ultimate Analysis
		Carbon									wt%	48.11	51.40	51.50					Measured
		Hydrogen									wt%	5.89	6.29	6.30					Measured
		Nitrogen									wt%	0.19	0.20	0.20					Measured
		Sulphur									wt%	0.09	0.10	0.10					Measured
		Oxygen									wt%	39.14	41.82	41.90					Measured
		Total (with halides)									wt%	100.00	100.00	100.00					Calculated
	Calorific Values
		HHV_Milne									MJ/kg	19.47	20.80	20.84					Calculated
Chemical Analyses
	Biochemical composition
		Cellulose									wt% (dry)	30.00							Unknown
		Hemicellulose									wt% (dry)	28.00							Unknown
		Lignin									wt% (dry)	37.00							Unknown
		Total ash + biochemical									wt% (dry)	95.20							Calculated