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. 2016 Jun 5;2016:5816974. doi: 10.1155/2016/5816974

Table 2.

Proximate analysis and ultimate analysis of C. vulgaris biomass.

Proximate analysis Composition (wt.%)
Moisture 7.60 ± 0.1
Volatiles 83.50 ± 0.3
Fixed carbon 3.80 ± 0.1
Ash 6.60 ± 0.2

Ultimate analysis Composition (wt.%)
Raw sample SWE treated sample

Carbon (C) 47.11 ± 0.5 58.88 ± 0.6
Hydrogen (H) 7.47 ± 0.3 8.55 ± 0.2
Oxygen (O) 37.16 ± 0.3 25.03 ± 0.5
Nitrogen (N) 8.26 ± 0.4 7.54 ± 0.1
Sulphur (S)
Ash