Research Article

Solar Assisted Fast Pyrolysis: A Novel Approach of Renewable Energy Production

Table 3

Properties of rice husk [42].

Proximate analysisUltimate analysis
ElementsValueBasisElementsValueBasis

Moisture (%)11.94As receivedCarbon (%) 38.23Dry
Ash content (%)14.22DryHydrogen (%) 5.80Dry
Volatile matter (%)59.87DryNitrogen (%) 1.21Dry
Fixed carbon (%)18.56DryOxygen (%) 40.50Dry
LHV (MJ/kg)13.16As receivedSulfur (%) 0.041Dry
HHV (MJ/kg)15.22Dry