apricot stones (#955)
| ID-number | #955 |
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| Material | apricot stones |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ husk/shell/pit ▸ others |
| 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
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| 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 (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 48.11 | 51.40 | 51.50 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.89 | 6.29 | 6.30 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 39.14 | 41.82 | 41.90 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Sulphur | wt% | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | Measured | |||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 19.47 | 20.80 | 20.84 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||
Biochemical analysis |
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Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 30.00 | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 28.00 | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 37.00 | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
Other |
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| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 95.20 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||