corn cob (#979)
| ID-number | #979 |
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| Material | corn cob |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ straw (stalk/cob/ear) ▸ maize/corn ▸ corn cob |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [240] gewassen ▸ [241] mais | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Remarks | Biochemical composition on extractive free basis! Concentration of extractives: 1.4% (obtained with extraction with acetone/water) |
| Literature | A. Demirbas: Calculation of higher heating values of biomass fuels. Fuel 76 (5) pp. 431-434 (1997). |
Values
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Main biomass properties |
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Proximate analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% (ar) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 48.80 | 49.29 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.38 | 5.43 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 44.42 | 44.87 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.40 | 0.40 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 17.00 | 17.17 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 18.36 | 18.55 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Biochemical analysis |
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Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 52.00 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 32.00 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 15.00 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
Other |
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| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||