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miscanthus; three annual

The calorific value and the elementary analysis refers to dry biomass.

calorific value

gross: 19165 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   17970 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  48.49 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   5.42 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   0.56 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.05 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.21 wt.%,dm   statistics...
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      1.58 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.10 ppm   statistics...
Cu:      2.04 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.01 ppm   statistics...

ash content

a:  3.46 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:    4.16 wt.%   statistics...
SO3:    3.16 wt.%   statistics...
Cl:     2.88 wt.%   statistics...
P2O5:   2.78 wt.%   statistics...
SiO2:  52.76 wt.%   statistics...
Fe2O3:  0.30 wt.%   statistics...
Al2O3:  0.18 wt.%   statistics...
CaO:    5.62 wt.%   statistics...
MgO:    3.11 wt.%   statistics...
Na2O:   0.16 wt.%   statistics...
K2O:   19.41 wt.%   statistics...
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:     16.50 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.13 ppm   statistics...
Cu:     57.59 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.02 ppm   statistics...
Mn:
Cr:

thermal ash behaviour

for more information about SIT, SOT, HT and FT look at Characterisation of ash behaviour

SIT:   823 °C   statistics...
SOT:   912 °C   statistics...
HT:   1079 °C   statistics...
FT:   1152 °C   statistics...

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