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barley, summer barley /straw

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

calorific value

gross: 18568 kJ/kg
net:   17400 kJ/kg

elementary analysis

C:  46.86 wt.%,dm
H:   5.31 wt.%,dm
N:   0.73 wt.%,dm
S:   0.12 wt.%,dm
Cl:  0.98 wt.%,dm
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      0.11 ppm
Cd:      0.05 ppm
Cu:      3.28 ppm
Hg:      0.02 ppm

ash content

a:  5.88 wt.%,dm

ash analysis

CO2:    2.50 wt.%
SO3:    4.43 wt.%
Cl:    11.90 wt.%
P2O5:   2.73 wt.%
SiO2:  33.80 wt.%
Fe2O3:  0.28 wt.%
Al2O3:  0.28 wt.%
CaO:    8.30 wt.%
MgO:    2.22 wt.%
Na2O:   4.11 wt.%
K2O:   26.10 wt.%
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:      2.00 ppm
Cd:      0.22 ppm
Cu:     36.00 ppm
Hg:      0.01 ppm
Mn:
Cr:

thermal ash behaviour

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

SIT:   720 °C
SOT:   760 °C
HT:   1010 °C
FT:   1080 °C

reference: 1

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