Assessment of the Potential of Biomass Gasification for Electricity Generation in Bangladesh

Table 4

Proximate and ultimate analysis of some selected agricultural residues [8, 9].

Crops residue	Fixed carbon (%)	Volatile matter (%)	Ash; (%)	C (%)	H (%)	O (%)	N (%)	S (%)	HHV MJ/kg
Rice straw	14.01	61.2	20.49	39.99	3.94	30.26	0.79	0.2
Rice husk	16.22	63.52	20.26	38.83	4.75	35.47	0.52	0.05	15–17
Wheat straw	19.80	71.30	8.90	43.20	5.00	39.40	0.61	0.11
Maize stalks	16.03	70.31	5.25	44.20	5.80	43.5	1.30	0.01	14.66
Maize cobs	16.67	64.32	19.00	39.60	5.17	34.06	1.78	0.38	15.65
Jute stalk	21.00	76.05	0.62	49.79	6.02	41.37	0.19	0.05	19.70
Sugarcane bagasse	14.95	73.78	11.27	44.80	5.35	39.55	0.38	0.01	18.10
Mustard straw	17.66	68.36	6.34	46.48	5.08	33.36	0.74	0.36
Coconut shell	22.01	71.84	0.47	49.41	6.20	37.29	0.28	0.75	20.58
Lentil straw	24.00	72.00	4.00	46.60	5.60	42.80	0.70	0.01	15.20