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flax /straw

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

calorific value

gross: 19401 kJ/kg   statistics...
net:   18169 kJ/kg   statistics...

elementary analysis

C:  48.24 wt.%,dm   statistics...
H:   5.62 wt.%,dm   statistics...
N:   0.88 wt.%,dm   statistics...
S:   0.12 wt.%,dm   statistics...
Cl:  0.23 wt.%,dm   statistics...
O:  by difference

trace elements

Mg:
Ca:
Al:
Si:
P:
Fe:
As:
Cr:
Ti:
Zn:
Ba:
Ni:
Pb:      0.41 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.23 ppm   statistics...
Cu:      3.74 ppm   statistics...
Hg:      0.01 ppm   statistics...

ash content

a:  3.68 wt.%,dm   statistics...

ash analysis

CO2:   18.00 wt.%   statistics...
SO3:    5.60 wt.%   statistics...
Cl:     3.89 wt.%   statistics...
P2O5:   5.07 wt.%   statistics...
SiO2:   3.82 wt.%   statistics...
Fe2O3:  0.49 wt.%   statistics...
Al2O3:  0.77 wt.%   statistics...
CaO:   26.67 wt.%   statistics...
MgO:    3.92 wt.%   statistics...
Na2O:   1.12 wt.%   statistics...
K2O:   25.63 wt.%   statistics...
TiO2:   0.05 wt.%

ash analysis of heavy metals

Pb:     14.50 ppm   statistics...
Cd:      0.05 ppm   statistics...
Cu:     69.50 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:  1147 °C   statistics...
SOT:  1020 °C   statistics...
HT:   1710 °C   statistics...
FT:   1677 °C   statistics...

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