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sorghum, sweet sorghum

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

calorific value

gross: 17990 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   16830 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  45.81 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   5.26 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   0.97 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.06 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.31 wt.%,dm   statistics...
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      2.84 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.13 ppm   statistics...
Cu:      5.89 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.01 ppm   statistics...

ash content

a:  6.57 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:    4.47 wt.%   statistics...
SO3:    2.76 wt.%   statistics...
Cl:     2.77 wt.%   statistics...
P2O5:   4.86 wt.%   statistics...
SiO2:  38.57 wt.%   statistics...
Fe2O3:  1.14 wt.%   statistics...
Al2O3:  1.89 wt.%   statistics...
CaO:   14.80 wt.%   statistics...
MgO:    3.56 wt.%   statistics...
Na2O:   0.30 wt.%   statistics...
K2O:   20.18 wt.%   statistics...
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:     32.00 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.21 ppm   statistics...
Cu:     88.57 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:  1020 °C   statistics...
SOT:  1111 °C   statistics...
HT:   1171 °C   statistics...
FT:   1157 °C   statistics...

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