Evaluation of Thermal Evolution Profiles and Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for Pyrolysis of Coal/Corn Stover Blends Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

Table 1

Proximate and elemental analysis of feedstock.

Feedstock	Proximate analysis (as-received basis)				Elemental analysis (as-received basis)
	% Moisture	% Fixed carbon	% Volatile matter	% Ash	% C	% H	% N	% S	% O
DECS-38 subbituminous coal	22.01	39.66	34.58	3.75	56.82	3.95	0.98	0.44	12.36
DECS-25 lignite coal	34.91	27.32	30.05	7.71	42.80	2.99	0.61	0.47	10.50
Corn stover	5.66	10.32	76.15	7.87	42.33	6.71	0.73	0.3	42.06