Table 1.

Inputs of biomass feedstocks for model validation (data collected from Ptasinski et al. [30] and Desrosiers [7]).

Samples	Proximate analysis (wt.% arb)			Ultimate analysis (wt.% db)					LHV (MJ/kg db)
Moisture content	Ash content	Organic matter	C	H	N	O	S
Coal	11.5	8.5	80.0	78.5	5.0	13.3	1.5	1.7	24.84
Straw	12.7	6.4	80.9	49.0	6.0	44.0	0.8	0.2	14.62
Treated wood	19.8	1.8	78.4	51.4	6.0	41.3	1.2	0.1	15.29
Sludge	32.5	25.7	41.8	50.4	7.1	35.0	5.7	1.8	21.17
Manure	43.6	17.2	39.2	51.6	6.7	35.5	5.3	0.9	9.25
Wood biomass	–	–	100.0	52.5	6.2	0.0	0.1	41.2	8.43

arb-as received basis, db-dry basis.