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rape /whole crop

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

calorific value

gross: 21546 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   20170 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  50.46 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   6.26 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   2.07 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.53 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.45 wt.%,dm   statistics...
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      0.42 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.16 ppm   statistics...
Cu:      3.28 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.01 ppm   statistics...

ash content

a:  6.60 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:   16.50 wt.%
SO3:    4.05 wt.%
Cl:     2.45 wt.%
P2O5:   8.92 wt.%
SiO2:   1.40 wt.%
Fe2O3:  0.12 wt.%
Al2O3:  0.06 wt.%
CaO:    8.88 wt.%
MgO:    2.58 wt.%
Na2O:   2.60 wt.%
K2O:   13.10 wt.%
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:      3.00 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.04 ppm   statistics...
Cu:     34.50 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.01 ppm   statistics...
Mn:
Cr:

thermal ash behaviour

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

SIT:  1140 °C   statistics...
SOT:  1505 °C   statistics...
HT:   1650 °C   statistics...
FT:   1705 °C   statistics...

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