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spruce+beech

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

calorific value

gross: 19525 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   18248 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  49.73 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   5.95 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   0.22 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.02 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.01 wt.%,dm
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      0.86 ppm
Cd:      0.27 ppm
Cu:      1.50 ppm
Hg:      0.01 ppm

ash content

a:  0.67 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:   17.30 wt.%
SO3:    0.85 wt.%
Cl:     0.13 wt.%
P2O5:   2.81 wt.%
SiO2:  35.80 wt.%
Fe2O3:  2.12 wt.%
Al2O3:  3.13 wt.%
CaO:   24.60 wt.%
MgO:    2.71 wt.%
Na2O:   0.22 wt.%
K2O:    6.60 wt.%
TiO2:

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:     28.00 ppm
Cd:      0.80 ppm
Cu:    167.00 ppm
Hg:      0.12 ppm
Mn:
Cr:

thermal ash behaviour

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

SIT:  1140 °C
SOT:  1260 °C
HT:   1310 °C
FT:   1340 °C

reference: 1, 4

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