Production and Optimization of Energy Rich Biofuel through Co-Pyrolysis by Utilizing Mixed Agricultural Residues and Mixed Waste Plastics

Table 1

Properties of feedstock materials in wt%.

Content	Biomass	Mixed plastics
Proximate analysis
Volatile matter	73.4	90.9
Fixed carbon	15.0	0.4
Moisture content	6.4	0.5
Ash content	5.2	8.2
Ultimate analysis (ash-free basis)
Carbon	47.1	80.1
Hydrogen	6.2	15.4
Nitrogen	2.1	2.6
Sulphur	0.8	0.4
Oxygen	43.8	1.5

% of O = 100-(C + H + N + S)%.