Research Article
Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt
Table 5
Typical percent by weight.
| Percent by weight (dry basis) | Component | Carbon | Hydrogen | Oxygen | Nitrogen | Sulfur | Ash |
| Organic | Food wastes | 48.0 | 6.4 | 37.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 5.0 | Paper | 43.5 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.0 | Cardboard | 44.0 | 5.9 | 44.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.0 | Plastics | 60.0 | 7.2 | 22.8 | — | — | 10.0 | Textiles | 55.0 | 6.6 | 31.2 | 4.6 | 0.15 | 2.5 | Rubber | 78.0 | 10.0 | — | 2.0 | — | 10.0 | Leather | 60.0 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 10.0 | Yard wastes | 47.8 | 6.0 | 38.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 | Wood | 49.5 | 6.0 | 42.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | Inorganic | Glass | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | <0.1 | — | 98.9 | Metals | 4.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | <0.1 | — | 90.5 | Dirt, ash, etc. | 26.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 68.0 |
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