Ash Content of Biomass Materials
Biomass |
% Weight Ash, dry basis |
Alfalfa Seed Straw, Cubed |
6.0 |
Almond Shell |
4.8 |
Barley Straw Mix |
10.3 |
Bean Straw |
10.2 |
Charcoal |
2 - 5 |
Coffee Hull |
1.3 |
Corn Cobs |
1.5 |
Corn Stalk |
6.4 |
Cotton Gin Trash |
17.6 |
Cubed Cotton Stalks |
17.2 |
Douglar Fir Wood Blocks |
0.2 |
Furfural Residue |
12.0 |
Hogged Wood Manufacturing Residue |
0.3 |
Municipal Tree Pruning |
3.0 |
Olive Pits |
3.2 |
Peach Pits |
0.9 |
Peanut Husk |
1.5 |
Peat (average) |
1.6 |
Prune Pits |
0.5 |
Rice Hull |
16 - 23 |
Safflower Straw |
6.0 |
Wallnut Shell Mix, 1/4 in. Pelleted |
5.8 |
Walnut Shell, Cracked |
1.1 |
Wheat Straw and Corn Stalk |
7.4 |
Wood Chips, Whole Log |
0.1 |