Table 2.
Chemical and physical properties of the different biomass feedstock.
| Samples | Bulk density kg/m3 | Particle sizeb (mm) | Proximate analysis (wt.% dry basis) |
Ultimate analysis (wt.% dry basis) |
HHV (MJ/kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volatile matter | Fixed carbon | Ash content | C | H | N | Oa | ||||
| WB | 600 ± 18 | 8 × 10 | 98.70 ± 0.00 | 0.22 ± 0.00 | 1.04 ± 0.00 | 48.96 ± 0.80 | 6.88 ± 0.11 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 43.04 ± 0.90 | 21.54 ± 0.38 |
| SF | 626 ± 5 | 5 × 10 | 86.77 ± 0.00 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 13.15 ± 0.00 | 44.85 ± 0.10 | 7.24 ± 0.03 | 2.52 ± 0.01 | 32.24 ± 0.10 | 22.36 ± 0.06 |
| HF | 277 ± 45 | 10 × 10 | 85.39 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.00 | 14.56 ± 0.00 | 49.41 ± 0.11 | 7.62 ± 0.04 | 5.31 ± 0.02 | 23.10 ± 0.16 | 24.73 ± 0.10 |
HF – Human Faeces, WB – Wood Biomass, SF – Simulant Faeces; Oxygen.
a
100 – (wt.% of C, H, N and ash).
b
Average size reported.