Experimental Investigation of Thermal Characteristics of Kiwira Coal Waste with Rice Husk Blends for Gasification

Table 1

Proximate and ultimate results.

Sample		Kiwira coal waste	Rice husks
Moisture content (%)		3.26 ± 0.04	7.2 ± 0.02
Proximate,; % dry basis	VM	16.84 ± 0.21	59.59 ± 0.43
	FC	19.23 ± 0.77	17.29 ± 0.45
	Ash	63.93 ± 0.57	23.12 ± 0.06
Proximate,; % dry basis	C	19.68 ± 0.33	38.13 ± 0.12
	H	2.07 ± 0.03	4.59 ± 0.005
	O	12.89 ± 0.36	33.10 ± 0.08
	Cl	NIL	0.31 ± 0.002
	S	1.00 ± 0.04	0.06 ± 0.003
	N	0.43 ± 0.01	0.68 ± 0.032
HHV MJ/kg daf		22.0 ± 0.35	19.6 ± 0.04