corn stover (#981)
| ID-number | #981 |
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| Material | corn stover |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ straw (stalk/cob/ear) ▸ maize/corn ▸ corn stover |
| 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: 3.4% (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
| Property | Unit | Value | Std dev | Det lim | Lab | Date | Method | Remarks | ||||||||||||
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| ar | dry | daf | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel Properties |
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Proximate Analysis |
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| Moisture content | wt% (ar) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ash content | wt% | 3.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 49.50 | 51.40 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.40 | 5.61 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.60 | 0.62 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 41.80 | 43.41 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 101.00 | 101.04 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 17.80 | 18.48 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 18.88 | 19.60 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Biochemical composition |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 51.20 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 30.70 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 14.40 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||