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wheat /whole crop

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

calorific value

gross: 18353 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   17159 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  46.71 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   5.50 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   1.23 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.09 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.33 wt.%,dm   statistics...
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      0.33 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.10 ppm   statistics...
Cu:      3.52 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.02 ppm   statistics...

ash content

a:  4.93 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:    1.55 wt.%   statistics...
SO3:    1.33 wt.%   statistics...
Cl:     2.79 wt.%   statistics...
P2O5:   5.53 wt.%   statistics...
SiO2:  45.23 wt.%   statistics...
Fe2O3:  0.24 wt.%   statistics...
Al2O3:  0.38 wt.%   statistics...
CaO:    4.10 wt.%   statistics...
MgO:    1.80 wt.%   statistics...
Na2O:   0.10 wt.%   statistics...
K2O:   13.98 wt.%   statistics...
TiO2: 

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:      2.00 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.14 ppm   statistics...
Cu:     33.25 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:   987 °C   statistics...
SOT:  1020 °C   statistics...
HT:   1140 °C   statistics...
FT:   1213 °C   statistics...

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