Research Article
Pyrolytic Characteristics and Kinetics of Phragmites australis
Table 1
Proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, and component analysis of P. australis (/%wt).
| Parameter | P. australis |
| Proximate analysis
a (wt.%, ad. Basis) | | Moisture | 5.89 ± 0.03 | Ash | 12.32 ± 1.12 | Volatile matter | 70.01 ± 2.40 | Fix carbonc | 11.78 | Ultimate analysis
b (wt.%, daf. Basis) | | Carbon | 42.78 ± 1.53 | Hydrogen | 5.17 ± 0.02 | Oxygenc | 50.511 | Nitrogen | 1.31 ± 0.02 | Sulfur | 0.229 ± 0.01 | C/H | 8.31 ± 0.31 | C/N | 32.57 ± 1.55 | Component analysis (wt.%, daf. Basis) | | Hemicellulose | 30.68 ± 3.15 | Lignin | 20.34 ± 1.56 | Cellulose | 43.05 ± 3.98 |
|
|
aDry-free basis; bDry ash-free basis; cCalculated by difference.
|