This European Standard describes the method of determining the total moisture content of a sample of solid biofuels by drying in an oven and may be used when the highest precision is not needed, e.g. for routine production control on site. The method described in this document is applicable to all solid biofuels.
The total moisture content of biofuels is not an absolute value and conditions for its determination have to be standardised to enable comparative determinations to be made.
NOTE The term moisture content, when used with biomass materials, can be misleading since untreated biomass frequently contains varying amounts of volatile compounds (extractives) which may evaporate when determining moisture content by oven drying.
BS EN 14774-2:2009 history
2017BS EN ISO 18134-2:2017 Solid biofuels. Determination of moisture content. Oven dry method. Total moisture. Simplified method
2015BS EN ISO 18134-2:2015 Solid biofuels. Determination of moisture content. Oven dry method. Total moisture. Simplified method
2010BS EN 14774-2:2009 Solid biofuels - Determination of moisture content - Oven dry method - Total moisture - Simplified method
2004BS DD CEN/TS 14774-2:2004 Solid biofuels - Methods for the determination of moisture content - Oven dry method - Total moisture - Simplified method