Research Article

Experimental Gasification of Biomass in an Updraft Gasifier with External Recirculation of Pyrolysis Gases

Table 1

Proximate and ultimate analyses [7].

Proximate and ultimate analyses
UnitValue

Proximate analysis
 Moisture (adb)%10.24
 Ash%2.71
 Volatile%71.80
 Fixed carbon%15.25
Ultimate analysis
 Carbon%43.33
 Hydrogen%5.11
 Nitrogen%Not detected
 Sulfur%Not detected
 Oxygen38.61
Calorific valuekJ/kg17025
Densitykg/m3640