Syngas Production from Pyrolysis of Nine Composts Obtained from Nonhybrid and Hybrid Perennial Grasses

Table 2

Proximate and ultimate analyses of composts.

Compost	Ultimate analysis (wt%)^a,b				Proximate analysis (wt%)				HHV (MJ/kg)
	C	N	H	O^c	Moisture^d	Volatile matter^a	Ash^a	Fixed carbon^a,c
R	47.24	0.91	6.6	45.25	4.54	74.88	09.83	15.29	17.45
RC	46.43	0.49	6.88	46.2	6.29	76.02	07.6	16.38	17.61
TF	46.39	0.56	7.09	45.97	4.38	74.17	10.3	15.53	17.3
TO	48.84	1.11	6.7	43.34	5.66	72.3	12.72	14.98	17.53
MB	47.9	0.59	7.14	44.37	5.87	73.1	11.42	15.48	17.21
MC	44.43	0.96	5.93	48.68	5.23	71.98	13.3	14.72	16.69
FP	46.5	0.83	6.6	46.07	6.12	73.29	10.52	16.19	18.29
FB	44.64	0.64	6.42	48.3	5.5	75.73	07.95	16.32	18.11
FL	48.11	0.77	6.52	44.6	5.68	74.26	08.94	16.8	18.21

aDry basis.
bAsh free.
cCalculated by difference.
dAs received.