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Giant (Sakhalin) knotweed

ID 29
Latin name Reynoutria sachalinensis
Type of plant stem plant
Part of plant ND
Fuel form pellet 6″
Location of origin sev. Čechy
Note ND

Basic Properties

Raw Dry Flamable
Moisture (%w) 7.13 NaN NaN
Dry Matter Content (%w) 92.87 NaN NaN
Ash content (%w) 8.64 9.30 NaN
Volatile matter(%w) 68.77 74.05 81.64
Flamable Matter (%w) 84.23 90.70 100.00
HHV Milne (MJ/kg) 24.20 26.06 28.73
Net calorific value (LHV) (MJ/kg) 15.53 16.72 21.89
Gross calorific value (HHV) (MJ/kg) 16.89 18.19 20.05

ND = Not measured
NaN = Not measurable

Element (%w) Raw Dry Flamable
C 60.73 65.39 72.10
H 5.41 5.83 6.42
O 17.59 18.94 20.88
N 0.50 0.54 0.60
S 0.00 0.00 0.00
C/O 3.45 3.45 3.45
C/H 11.22 11.22 11.23

Citation: Fuels database „Palivovelisty.cz“, https://palivovelisty.cz/, Brno University of Technology, Energy Institute