Research Article

Production and Characterization of Maximum Liquid Oil Products through Individual and Copyrolysis of Pressed Neem Oil Cake and Waste Thermocol Mixture

Table 1

Feedstock characteristics.

ParametersNOCWT

Proximate analysis in wt%
Volatile matter78.2598.18
Fixed carbon8.910.49
Moisture content7.520.24
Ash5.321.09
Ultimate analysis in wt%
Carbon51.6289.2
Hydrogen5.278.82
Nitrogen3.10.01
Oxygena39.71.97
Sulphur0.31ā€”
H/C ratio1.211.10
O/C ratio0.5770.37
Empirical formulaCH1.21N0.05O0.57CH1.10N9.79O0.03
Heating value in MJ/kg17.9240.49

aBy difference.