Research Article

An Investigation on Cocombustion Behaviors of Hydrothermally Treated Municipal Solid Waste with Coal Using a Drop-Tube Reactor

Table 1

Fuel analysis.
(a) Ultimate analysisa

ā€‰C (%)H (%)N (%)S (%)O (%)

IC44.503.331.020.265.55
MSWH45.166.260.950.1524.88
INC75.475.371.100.0916.40
B1b44.633.921.010.249.42
B2b47.603.531.030.246.64

(b) Proximate analysisa and HHVa

ā€‰Volatile matter
(%)
Fixed carbon
(%)
Ash
(%)
HHV
(MJ/kg)

IC25.40 29.00 45.60 17.88
MSWH70.94 6.31 22.75 17.84
INC50.16 48.18 1.66 30.03
B1b34.5124.46 41.0317.87
B2b27.8830.9241.2119.10

aDry basis (without blending quartz sand).
bCalculated values from the weight ratio.