This document describes the method of determining the total moisture content of a sample of solid biofuels by
drying in an oven and should be used when high precision of the determination of moisture content is
necessary. 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 DD CEN/TS 14774-1:2004 history
2015BS EN ISO 18134-1:2015 Solid biofuels. Determination of moisture content. Oven dry method. Total moisture. Reference method
2010BS EN 14774-1:2009 Solid biofuels - Determination of moisture content - Oven dry method - Total moisture - Reference method
2004BS DD CEN/TS 14774-1:2004 Solid biofuels - Methods for the determination of moisture content - Oven dry method - Total moisture - Reference method