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miscanthus; two annual

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

calorific value

gross: 19063 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   17856 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  47.67 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   5.46 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   0.49 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.06 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.25 wt.%,dm   statistics...
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      4.16 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.12 ppm   statistics...
Cu:      2.28 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.01 ppm   statistics...

ash content

a:  4.69 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:    0.39 wt.%   statistics...
SO3:    2.58 wt.%   statistics...
Cl:     1.02 wt.%   statistics...
P2O5:   1.97 wt.%   statistics...
SiO2:  74.20 wt.%   statistics...
Fe2O3:  0.37 wt.%   statistics...
Al2O3:  0.32 wt.%   statistics...
CaO:    5.69 wt.%   statistics...
MgO:    2.65 wt.%   statistics...
Na2O:   0.23 wt.%   statistics...
K2O:    8.68 wt.%   statistics...
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:     16.67 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.44 ppm   statistics...
Cu:     64.00 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:   894 °C   statistics...
SOT:  1051 °C   statistics...
HT:   1127 °C   statistics...
FT:   1205 °C   statistics...

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