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TISTR Biomass Database

Material Index :

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Palm shell (#30)

ID-number	#30
Material	Palm shell
Thai name	กะลาปาล์ม
Source	Surat Thani Province,Thailand
Sample date	2015-12-02
Submission date	2016-01-26

Values

Fuel Properties

Property	Unit	as received	moisture free	daf	lab	date	method
Proximate Analysis
Moisture content	wt%	9.385	-	-	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D7582
Volatile matter	wt%	65.981	72.815	78.059	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D7582
Ash at 550 C	wt%	6.088	6.719	-	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D7582
Fixed carbon	wt%	18.546	20.467	21.941	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D7582
Ultimate Analysis
Carbon	wt%	44.184	48.76	52.272	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D5373
Hydrogen	wt%	5.977	5.445	5.837	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D5373
Nitrogen	wt%	0	0	0	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D5373
Sulphur	wt%	0.069	0.076	0.082	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D4239
Oxygen	wt%	43.682	39	41.809	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D5373
Calorific Values
Net calorific value (LHV)	kcal/Kg	3864.86	4265.14	4572.33	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D5865
Gross calorific value (HHV)	kcal/Kg	4167.77	4599.43	4930.7	TISTR	2015-12-08	ASTM D5865

Lignocellulosic Analysis

Property	Unit	as received	moisture free	daf	lab	date	method
Lignin	wt%	31.19			Animal Nutrition Laboratory	2016-01-28	Forage Fiber Analysis, Goering and Van Soest, 1970
Hemicellulose	wt%	5.71			Animal Nutrition Laboratory	2016-01-28	Forage Fiber Analysis, Goering and Van Soest, 1970
Cellulose	wt%	36.37			Animal Nutrition Laboratory	2016-01-28	Forage Fiber Analysis, Goering and Van Soest, 1970