Product Characterization and Kinetics of Biomass Pyrolysis in a Three-Zone Free-Fall Reactor

Table 2

Proximate and ultimate analysis of oil-palm shell, oil-palm kernel, and cassava pulp residue and particle true densities.

Biomass	Ultimate analysis^1, (%wt)					Proximate analysis^2, (%wt)			Solid density^3, (g/cm^3)
	C	H	N	S	O	Volatile	Fixed carbon	Ash	True density	Apparent density
PS	49.34	6.00	0.78	0.33	43.55	72.56	25.97	1.47	1.43	1.28
PK	43.84	6.13	3.11	0.06	46.86	79.68	16.78	3.54	1.40	1.30
CPR	43.08	6.10	0.40	0.07	50.36	83.86	12.12	4.02	1.37	1.13

1Dry and ash-free basis.
2Dry basis.
3Particle size of 1.55 mm.