Table 1.
Proximate and elemental content in AMMS.
| Characteristics | CK | B1 | B2 | B3 | PB1 | PB2 | PB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximate content (wt%) | |||||||
| Volatile matter | 57 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 16 |
| Fixed carbon* | 21 | 53 | 68 | 78 | 58 | 70 | 76 |
| Ash | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Water | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Elemental content (wt%) | |||||||
| C | 36 | 47 | 52 | 70 | 43 | 47 | 64 |
| N | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| H | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| O** | 53 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 51 | 46 | 32 |
| S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O/C | 1.47 | 0.95 | 0.8 | 0.35 | 1.18 | 0.97 | 0.5 |
* Calculated by sample weight loss (100 wt%-volatile matter-ash-water).
** Calculated by sample weight loss (100 wt%-carbon-nitrogen-hydrogen-sulfur).