unit EFB range

Standard method
Chemical composition T 203 os-74(-cellulose), T 222 om-02(lignin), T 211 om-93(ash)
Lignin 19.67 6.80
Holocellulose 78.00 8.70
i)-cellulose % 46.17 11.17
ii)Hemicellulose 32.30 7.82
Ash 3.2 2.31
Calorific value ASTM D 2015 MJ kg-1 18.88 18.00 - 19.92
Ash contenet ISO 1171:97 % 4.60 3.70 - 5.30
Volatile matter content ISO 562:98 % 87.0 86.5 - 87.7
Moisture content BS 4289: PART 3: 1978 % 67.0 66 - 69
Hexane extractable content ISO 734:79 % 11.3 10.2 - 15.00
CHNS-O content ASTM D 5373-93
Nitrogen 0.249
Carbon 48.715
wt%
Hydrogen 7.858
Oxygen 48.179
Sulphur ND
Major and minor trace elements ICP-OES
Ash Analysis
Si ND
Al 0.97
Fe 0.01
Carbon ND
Mg 0.12
Na ND
K 2.03
Ti 0.01
S 0.06
P 0.05
B 5.92
Elemental Content

Metal contents
Total and organic chloride contents Total chloride content % 0.331
Organic chloride content % 0.128
Ash fusibility temperature ISO 540:1995
Initial deformation 1200
Spherical degree celcius 1220
Hemispherical 1230
Flow 1240