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TABLE 13.2 Some Standards Used for the Determination of Different

Components of Biomass

Ash ASTM D 1102-84 TAPI T 211 om-85 ASTM E 830-87

Ash in wood Ash in wood and

pulp

Ash in RDF

Moisture ASTM D 2016-74 (1983)

(withdrawn 1988)

E 871 for wood NF B 51-004-85

Method for determination of
moisture content in wood

E 949 for RDF Woods:

determination of
moisture content

E 3173 for coal

Extractives ASTM D 1108-84 TAPPI T 204 om-88 CPPA G.20

Standard method for
preparation of extractive-
free wood

Alcohol benzene Solvent

extractives in
wood

and
dichloromethane
soluble in wood

Hemicellulose TAPPI 223

Determination of
pentosans in wood

Lignin ASTM D 1106-83 TAPPI T 222 om-88 CPPA G.8

Acid insoluble lignin in
wood

Acid insoluble lignin
in wood

Acid insoluble
lignin or “Klason
lignin” in wood

E 1721-01

Cellulose ASTM D 1104-56 (1978)

(discontinued)

TAPPI T 17 wd-70
(withdrawn)

JIS P 8007-76
(1984)

Determines holocellulose
(hemicellulose plus
cellulose) in wood

Testing method
for cellulose in
wood for pulp

Sample
preparation

ISO 3129-75 TAPPI T 264 om-88

and T 257 cm-85

CPPA G.31P

Wood sampling methods
and requirements for
physical and mechanical
tests

Preparation of wood
for chemical
analysis

Preparation of
wood for
chemical analysis

ASTM—American Society for Testing and Materials.
CPPA—Canadian Pulp and Paper Association.
ISO—International Organization for Standardization.
JIS—Japanese Industrial Standards.
TAPPI—Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry.