tobacco stalk (#985)
| ID-number | #985 |
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| Material | tobacco stalk |
| Classification | ECN Phyllis classification ▸ grass/plant ▸ other plants |
| NTA 8003 classification ▸ [200] biomassa uit land- en tuinbouw ▸ [240] gewassen ▸ [249] overige gewassen | |
| Submitter organisation | ECN (Netherlands) |
| Remarks | Biochemical composition on extractive free basis! Concentration of extractives: 11.1% (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% | 2.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Analysis |
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| Carbon | wt% | 49.30 | 50.51 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Hydrogen | wt% | 5.50 | 5.64 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Nitrogen | wt% | 0.50 | 0.51 | Measured | ||||||||||||||||
| Oxygen | wt% | 42.30 | 43.34 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (with halides) | wt% | 100.00 | 100.00 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Calorific Values |
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| Gross calorific value (HHV) | MJ/kg | 17.70 | 18.14 | |||||||||||||||||
| HHVMilne | MJ/kg | 18.91 | 19.38 | Calculated | ||||||||||||||||
Chemical Analyses |
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Biochemical composition |
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| Cellulose | wt% (dry) | 42.40 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Hemicellulose | wt% (dry) | 28.20 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Lignin | wt% (dry) | 27.00 | Measured | |||||||||||||||||
| Total ash + biochemical | wt% (dry) | 100.00 | Calculated | |||||||||||||||||