sugarcane bagasse (#894)

ID-number#894
Materialsugarcane bagasse
Classification ECN Phyllis classification ▸ organic residue/product ▸ bagasse ▸ sugarcane bagasse
NTA 8003 classification ▸ [500] biomassa uit de industrie ▸ [530] pulp-VGI ▸ [532] suikerbereiding
Ash typeASTM D1102 600 oC
Submitter organisationECN (Netherlands)
RemarksMaui, Hawaii, Hawaii Cane & Sugar Co., bagasse residue pile
LiteratureT. R. Miles, T. R. Miles,Jr, L. Baxter, R. W. Bryers, B. M. Jenkins and L. L. Oden: Alkali deposits found in biomass power plants. A preliminary investigation of their extend and nature, NREL/TP-433-8142, 82 p. (1995).

Values

Property Unit Value Std dev Det lim Lab Date Method Remarks
ar dry daf

Main biomass properties

Proximate analysis

Moisture content wt% 10.39
Ash content wt% 2.19 2.44
Volatile matter wt% 76.72 85.61 87.75
Fixed carbon wt% 10.71 11.95 12.25 Calculated

Ultimate analysis (macroelements)

Carbon wt% 43.59 48.64 49.86 Measured
Hydrogen wt% 5.26 5.87 6.02 Measured
Oxygen wt% 38.37 42.82 43.89 Calculated
Nitrogen wt% 0.14 0.16 0.16 Measured
Sulphur wt% 0.04 0.04 0.04 Measured
Total (with halides) wt% 100.00 100.00 100.00 Calculated

Halides

Chlorine (Cl) mg/kg 268.8 300.0 307.5 Measured

Heating value

Net calorific value (LHV) MJ/kg 15.62 17.71 18.16
Gross calorific value (HHV) MJ/kg 17.02 18.99 19.47
HHVMilne MJ/kg 17.16 19.16 19.63 Calculated

Ash Properties

Ash composition

SO3 wt% (ash) 2.08
P2O5 wt% (ash) 2.72
SiO2 wt% (ash) 46.61
Fe2O3 wt% (ash) 14.14
Al2O3 wt% (ash) 17.69
CaO wt% (ash) 4.47
MgO wt% (ash) 3.33
Na2O wt% (ash) 0.79
K2O wt% (ash) 4.15
TiO2 wt% (ash) 2.63