Biomass properties in association with plant species and assortments. II: A synthesis based on literature data for ash elements

Guangcan Tao, Paul Geladi, Torbjörn A. Lestander and Shaojun Xiong

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012, vol. 16, issue 5, 3507-3522

Abstract: A study was carried out based on ash composition data (relative proportion of SiO2, K2O, CaO, MgO, Na2O, P2O5, Al2O3, Fe2O3 and SO2 in ash) in a large number of biomass species and assortments. The data were collected from 109 peer-reviewed publications and consisted of 367 objects for ash composition analysis. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyze the data. The analyses were performed at five levels of plant classifications respectively: level 1–3 for life-forms/species groups, level 4 for assortments and level 5 for species.

Keywords: Principal component analysis; Life-form; Woody species; Herbaceous species; C4 species; Assortment; Robust model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.023

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