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. 2021 May 16;14(10):2586. doi: 10.3390/ma14102586

Table 2.

Proximate analysis of various plastic types [2].

Plastic Types Moisture Content Fixed Carbon Volatile Matters Ash Content HHV (MJ/Kg)
HDPE 0.0 0.3 99.8 1.4 49.4
LDPE 0.3 0.0 99.7 0.4 46.4
PP 0.2 1.2 97.8 1.9 46.4
PS 0.3 0.2 99.6 0.0 41.9
PET 0.5 7.8 91.8 0.1 30.2