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Food name Side stream Component group Component Value Unit Description Reference
Olive Olive residue Waste compounds Heating value, high 18.19 MJ/kg Orujillo, produced and collected in Andalusia, Spain, sample 1 ECN Phyllis 2
Green waste Biochar from greenhouse waste Waste compounds Heating value, high 20.39 MJ/kg Pepper residues 400/60/0. Combustion temperature: 400°C, 60 minutes, 0% oxygen ECN Phyllis 2
Wheat Char from wheat straw Waste compounds Heating value, high 20.16 MJ/kg Pyrolysis in packed bed (280-530°C radial profile) ECN Phyllis 2
Olive Char from olive husks Waste compounds Heating value, high 27.9 MJ/kg ECN Phyllis 2
Sugar cane Sugar cane leaves Waste compounds Heating value, high 10.72 MJ/kg Higher heating value given as 16.000-17600 kJ/kg; in Biomass and Bioenergy 13 (1997) 141-146 it is given as 17.430 kJ/kg. The higher value may apply to dry ash-free material. ECN Phyllis 2
Peanuts Char from peanut shells Waste compounds Heating value, high 26.6 MJ/kg Char produced at 350°C ECN Phyllis 2
Courgette Courgette plant Waste compounds Heating value, high 0.89 MJ/kg ECN Phyllis 2
Straw Straw Waste compounds Heating value, high 17.3 MJ/kg ECN Phyllis 2
Nuts, unspecified Nut shells Waste compounds Heating value, high 26.64 MJ/kg Macadamia. Charcoal yield 50.8% at 1 MPa, fixed-C yield 35.9% ECN Phyllis 2
Tomatoes Tomato plant Waste compounds Heating value, high 1.55 MJ/kg C,H and N determined according to UNE-CEN/TS 15104:2008 EX. S according to ASTM D4239-08, Cl according to ASTM E776-87. Erroneous data for ash metal content corrected after consultation with authors. ECN Phyllis 2