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. 2022 Nov 19;9:51. doi: 10.1186/s40580-022-00341-7

Table2.

Fuel data for Danish cereal straw and wood chips [20]

Chemical composition. Unit: wt% on dry basis Straw Wood chips
Typical Variation Typical Variation
Ash 4.5 2–7 1.0 0.3–6
Volatiles 78 75–81 81 70–85
Hydrogen, H 5.9 5.4–6.4 5.8 5.2–6.1
Carbon, C 47.5 47–48 50 49–52
Nitrogen, N 0.7 0.3–1.5 0.3 0.1–0.7
Sulphur, S 0.15 0.1–0.2 0.05  < 0.1
Chlorine, Cl 0.4 0.1–1.1 0.02  < 0.1
Silicon, Si 0.8 0.1–1.5 0.1  < 1.1
Aluminum, Al 0.005  < 0.03 0.015  < 0.1
Iron, Fe 0.01  < 0.03 0.015  < 0.1
Calcium, Ca 0.4 0.2–0.5 0.2 0.1–0.9
Magnesium, Mg 0.07 0.04–0.13 0.04  < 0.1
Sodium, Na 0.05  < 0.3 0.015  < 0.1
Potassium, K 1.0 0.2–1.9 0.1 0.05–0
Phosphorus, P 0.08 0.03–0.2 0.02  < 0.1