Table 1. Proximate and Ultimate Analyses and Lower Heating Values (LHVs)a.
| proximate
analysis (wt %) |
ultimate
analysis (wt %) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| samples | Mad | Aad | Vad | FCad | Cad | Had | Oad | Nad | Sad | LHV (MJ/kg) |
| SS | 7.2 | 47.1 | 40.5 | 5.2 | 22.9 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 4.2 | 0.97 | 9.8 |
| SS5SD5 | 5.2 | 24.6 | 59.6 | 10.6 | 34.3 | 5.1 | 27.6 | 2.5 | 0.64 | 13.5 |
| SS3SD7 | 4.4 | 15.7 | 67.2 | 12.7 | 38.9 | 5.7 | 33.0 | 1.8 | 0.50 | 15.0 |
| SS1SD9 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 74.8 | 14.8 | 43.4 | 6.3 | 38.4 | 1.1 | 0.36 | 16.5 |
| SD | 3.2 | 2.3 | 78.6 | 15.9 | 45.7 | 6.7 | 41.1 | 0.8 | 0.30 | 17.2 |
a
Notes: ad is air-dried basis; M is moisture; A is ash; V is volatile matter; FC is fixed carbon.