Table 4.
SWDF physicochemical characteristics and net calorific value.
| SWDF Types | Proximate analyses (%wt) |
Ultimate analyses (%wt) |
NCV MJ/kg) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC | VM | FC | Ash | C | H | O | N | S | Cl | ||
| SWDF-A | 9.32 | 80.69 | 7.25 | 2.74 | 55.34 | 6.11 | 38.43 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0 | 17.15 |
| SWDF-B | 8.32 | 81.98 | 8.33 | 1.37 | 57.26 | 6.01 | 36.59 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 17.85 |
| SWDF-C | 5.64 | 83.78 | 9.4 | 1.18 | 59.82 | 5.15 | 34.74 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.21 | 19.88 |
| SWDF-D | 3.85 | 85.15 | 9.95 | 1.05 | 60.95 | 4.77 | 33.93 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 20.77 |
*MC is moisture content, VM is volatile matter, and FC is fixed carbon.