This database contains the basic fuel properties of biomass and alternative fuels, fuels from waste, in various forms of processing. There are mainly the results of proximate and ultimate analysis, the value of net and gross calorific value.
The results of analyzes carried out in the Fuel Laboratory of the Department of Energy Engineering, Energy Institute of BUT FME in Brno are presented, which are supplemented by the results of analyzes carried out in accredited laboratories.
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Research on fuels and this web presentation was supported by OP VVV project No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000753 “Research center for low-carbon energy technologies”.
The properties of individual fuels can be affected by external influences, such as the specific conditions of crop growth, sampling or sample processing. The owner of the website and the authors of the database do not assume responsibility for any risks and damages associated with the use of the results published here.
| ID | English name | Latin name | Type of plant | Part of plant | Fuel form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius | oil plant | grain | loose sprinkled |
| 2 | Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius | oil plant | chaff | loose sprinkled |
| 3 | Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius | oil plant | grain and chaff | pellet |
| 4 | Rye | Secale cereale var. Muticaule | fodder | grain | loose sprinkled |
| 5 | Quinoa | Chenopodium quinoa | fodder | whole plant without seeds | chopped straw |
| 6 | Quinoa | Chenopodium quinoa | fodder | whole plant without seeds | chopped straw |
| 7 | Quinoa | Chenopodium quinoa | fodder | whole plant without seeds | chopped straw |
| 8 | White mustard | Sinapis alba | cruciferous plant | seed | loose sprinkled |
| 9 | Amaranth (tassel flower) | Amaranthus caudatus | pseudo-fodder | whole plant without seeds | chopped straw |
| 10 | Common wheat | Triticum aestivum | fodder | whole plant without seeds | pellet |
| 11 | Flax | Linun usitatissimum | oil plant | whole plant without seeds | chopped straw |
| 12 | Hay | stem plant | whole plant | pellet | |
| 13 | Crambe | Crambe abyssinica | oil plant | seed | loose sprinkled |
| 14 | Common sunflower | Helianthus annus | oil plant | seed and chaff | pellet |
| 15 | Common sunflower | Helianthus annus | oil plant | seed and chaff | pellet 8″ |
| 16 | Softwood | woody plant | branches | wood chip | |
| 17 | Hardwood | woody plant | branches | wood chip | |
| 18 | Softwood | woody plant | whole plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 19 | gold-of-pleasure (false flax) | Camelina sativa | oil plant | seed | loose sprinkled |
| 20 | gold-of-pleasure (false flax) | Camelina sativa | oil plant | seed | pellet 8″ |
| 21 | Dinkel (hulled) wheat | Triticum spelta | fodder | seed | pellet 6″ |
| 22 | Hay | stem plant | whole plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 23 | Hay | stem plant | whole plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 24 | Hay | stem plant | whole plant | pellet 8″ | |
| 25 | Digestate | original form | |||
| 26 | Digestate | pellet 6″ | |||
| 27 | Sewage sludge | lumps | |||
| 28 | Giant (Sakhalin) knotweed | Reynoutria sachalinensis | stem plant | whole plant | chopped straw |
| 29 | Giant (Sakhalin) knotweed | Reynoutria sachalinensis | stem plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 30 | Woody sawdust | woody plant | original form | ||
| 31 | Sewage sludge | lumps | |||
| 32 | Sewage sludge | lumps | |||
| 33 | Sewage sludge | pellet 8″ | |||
| 34 | Raw sewage sludge | lumps | |||
| 35 | Raw sewage sludge | lumps | |||
| 36 | Common sunflower | Helianthus annus | oil plant | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 37 | cardboard paper | cardboard pape | briquette | ||
| 38 | Black medick(hop clover) | Medicago lupulina | clover plant | whole plant | pellet 8″ |
| 39 | Black medick(hop clover) | Medicago lupulina | clover plant | whole plant with seeds | pellet 8″ |
| 40 | Black medick(hop clover) | Medicago lupulina | clover plant | whole plant with chaff | pellet 8″ |
| 41 | Black medick(hop clover) | Medicago lupulina | clover plant | whole plant with oil | pellet 8″ |
| 42 | Common sunflower | Helianthus annus | oil plant | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 43 | Torrefied common sunflower | Helianthus annus | oil plant | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 44 | biochar- common sunflower | Helianthus annus | oil plant | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 45 | Common wheat | Triticum aestivum | fodder | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 46 | Torrefied common wheat | Triticum aestivum | fodder | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 47 | biochar – common wheat | Triticum aestivum | fodder | chaff | pellet 6″ |
| 48 | Woody pellets-softwood | woody plant | whole plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 49 | Torrefied – wooden pellets | woody plant | whole plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 50 | Biochar – wooden pellets | woody plant | whole plant | pellet 6″ | |
| 51 | woody plant | branches | wood chip |
| ID | English name | Gross calorific value (HHV) (MJ/kg) (Dry) | Net calorific value (LHV) (MJ/kg) (Dry) | Volatile matter(%w) (Dry) | Ash content (%w) (Dry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Safflower | 25.03 | 23.25 | 82.20 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Safflower | 23.99 | 22.32 | 78.85 | 2.97 |
| 3 | Safflower | 21.66 | 20.04 | 80.00 | 3.96 |
| 4 | Rye | 18.89 | 17.22 | 83.43 | 2.16 |
| 5 | Quinoa | 19.31 | 17.67 | 81.59 | 5.34 |
| 6 | Quinoa | 17.48 | 16.09 | 80.32 | 11.80 |
| 7 | Quinoa | 19.65 | 17.99 | 81.65 | 5.20 |
| 8 | White mustard | 24.74 | 22.93 | 83.05 | 7.74 |
| 9 | Amaranth (tassel flower) | 17.48 | 16.14 | 78.85 | 7.70 |
| 10 | Common wheat | 18.57 | 17.13 | 76.88 | 6.64 |
| 11 | Flax | 20.97 | 19.44 | 76.56 | 20.03 |
| 12 | Hay | 18.06 | 16.59 | 71.63 | 9.46 |
| 13 | Crambe | 26.82 | 24.90 | 83.40 | 6.16 |
| 14 | Common sunflower | 15.75 | 14.58 | 51.45 | 28.20 |
| 15 | Common sunflower | 23.77 | 21.90 | 80.64 | 6.04 |
| 16 | Softwood | 19.72 | 18.21 | 82.79 | 3.01 |
| 17 | Hardwood | 19.58 | 18.11 | 82.84 | 2.44 |
| 18 | Softwood | 20.15 | 18.67 | 83.36 | 0.33 |
| 19 | gold-of-pleasure (false flax) | 27.08 | 25.08 | 85.45 | 3.69 |
| 20 | gold-of-pleasure (false flax) | 22.99 | 21.21 | 79.82 | 5.32 |
| 21 | Dinkel (hulled) wheat | 18.43 | 16.99 | 88.42 | 4.82 |
| 22 | Hay | 18.34 | 16.90 | 89.99 | 9.21 |
| 23 | Hay | 18.42 | 16.73 | 76.59 | 6.33 |
| 24 | Hay | 18.50 | 16.84 | 74.46 | 6.05 |
| 25 | Digestate | 18.21 | 16.72 | 71.19 | 16.52 |
| 26 | Digestate | 16.96 | 15.56 | 67.25 | 13.84 |
| 27 | Sewage sludge | 12.24 | 11.38 | 47.45 | 49.10 |
| 28 | Giant (Sakhalin) knotweed | 16.97 | 15.45 | 81.62 | 3.37 |
| 29 | Giant (Sakhalin) knotweed | 18.19 | 16.72 | 74.05 | 9.30 |
| 30 | Woody sawdust | 18.04 | 16.38 | 88.90 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Sewage sludge | 7.76 | 6.61 | 48.28 | 44.69 |
| 32 | Sewage sludge | 7.61 | 6.61 | 47.68 | 47.52 |
| 33 | Sewage sludge | 7.36 | 6.32 | 48.72 | 45.93 |
| 34 | Raw sewage sludge | 8.35 | 7.24 | 56.18 | 37.62 |
| 35 | Raw sewage sludge | 8.35 | 7.09 | 51.42 | 40.40 |
| 36 | Common sunflower | 21.52 | 20.00 | 76.55 | 3.31 |
| 37 | cardboard paper | 16.00 | 14.53 | 76.84 | 14.22 |
| 38 | Black medick(hop clover) | 18.63 | 16.80 | 74.13 | 12.34 |
| 39 | Black medick(hop clover) | 20.35 | 18.45 | 77.25 | 9.14 |
| 40 | Black medick(hop clover) | 19.60 | 17.57 | 76.84 | 7.34 |
| 41 | Black medick(hop clover) | 20.82 | 18.87 | 76.92 | 8.20 |
| 42 | Common sunflower | 20.00 | 18.46 | 75.70 | 5.19 |
| 43 | Torrefied common sunflower | 23.90 | 22.51 | 60.40 | 7.16 |
| 44 | biochar- common sunflower | 27.40 | 26.66 | 19.20 | 15.40 |
| 45 | Common wheat | 20.20 | 18.63 | 77.90 | 5.05 |
| 46 | Torrefied common wheat | 25.40 | 24.17 | 46.10 | 10.40 |
| 47 | biochar – common wheat | 26.80 | 25.91 | 20.40 | 16.00 |
| 48 | Woody pellets-softwood | 20.90 | 19.46 | 82.90 | 0.55 |
| 49 | Torrefied – wooden pellets | 26.40 | 25.13 | 50.80 | 2.78 |
| 50 | Biochar – wooden pellets | 32.20 | 31.37 | 15.30 | 2.35 |
| 51 | 29.20 | 28.65 | 5.82 | 13.50 |