Research Article

Low Temperature Gasification of Coconut Shell with CO2 and KOH: Effects of Temperature, Chemical Loading, and Introduced Carbonization Step on the Properties of Syngas and Porous Carbon Product

Table 2

Proximate and ultimate analysis of coconut shell precursor.

Proximate analysis (%weight) Ultimate analysis (%weight)

Moisture 2.06Hydrogen6.52
Volatile matter78.95 (80.61)Carbon54.67
Ash0.31 (0.32)Nitrogen0.57
Fix carbon18.68 (19.07)Sulphur 0.02
ā€‰ā€‰Oxygen (by diff.)38.22

Dry basis.