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barley, winter barley /straw

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

calorific value

gross: 18780 kJ/kg
net:   17563 kJ/kg

elementary analysis

C:  46.79 wt.%,dm
H:   5.53 wt.%,dm
N:   0.41 wt.%,dm
S:   0.06 wt.%,dm
Cl:  0.41 wt.%,dm
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      2.80 ppm
Cd:      0.06 ppm
Cu:      2.60 ppm
Hg:      0.01 ppm

ash content

a:  4.86 wt.%,dm

ash analysis

CO2:    0.59 wt.%
SO3:    0.91 wt.%
Cl:     2.25 wt.%
P2O5:   1.22 wt.%
SiO2:  59.40 wt.%
Fe2O3:  0.22 wt.%
Al2O3:  0.38 wt.%
CaO:    5.10 wt.%
MgO:    0.77 wt.%
Na2O:   0.26 wt.%
K2O:    5.60 wt.%
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:      8.00 ppm
Cd:      0.01 ppm
Cu:     57.00 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:   900 °C
SOT:  1000 °C
HT:   1110 °C
FT:   1180 °C

reference: 1

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