tea waste (#980)
| ID-number | #980 |
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| Material | tea waste |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ organic residue/product ▸ food industry waste |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [500] biomassa uit de industrie ▸ [530] pulp-VGI ▸ [539] overige pulp | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Remarks | Biochemical composition on extractive free basis! Concentration of extractives: 11.7% (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% | 3.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate analysis (macroelements) |
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| Carbon | wt% | 48.60 | 50.31 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.50 | 5.69 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 39.50 | 40.89 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.50 | 0.52 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 97.50 | 97.41 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Heating value |
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| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 17.10 | 17.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 18.99 | 19.66 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Biochemical analysis |
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Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 30.20 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 19.90 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 40.00 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
Other |
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| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 93.50 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||