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. 2024 Aug 5;14(34):24492–24502. doi: 10.1039/d4ra03945a

Results of proximate and elemental analysis of finger millet waste biomass (FMWB) and biochar (FMWBC).

Parameters FMWB FMWBC
Proximate analysis
Moisture contenta (%) 14.3 5.1
Ash contenta (%) 2.0 1.56
Volatile mattera (%) 13.93 0.62
Fixed carbona (%) 69.77 92.72
Thermal stability 0.8335 0.993
Elemental analysis
C 68.63 71.75
H 5.31 4.87
N 3.81 4.32
Ob 22.25 18.06
HHV (MJ kg−1) 26.81 28.32
a

Represents value on % dry basis.

b

Calculate by difference method, HHV: high heating value.