Research Article
Production of Hydrocarbon Liquid by Thermal Pyrolysis of Paper Cup Waste
Table 3
Proximate and ultimate analysis of paper cup waste and obtained char after pyrolysis.
| | Paper cup | Paper cup char |
| Proximate analysis (wt%) | | | Moisture content | 0 | 0 | Volatile matter | 52 | 12 | Ash content | 2 | 8 | Fixed carbon | 46 | 80 | Ultimate analysis (wt%) | | | C | 46.7 | 77.7 | H | 6.7 | 4.9 | N | 2.12 | 5.33 | S | 0 | 0 | O | 44.4 | 12.07 | C/H molar Ratio | 0.57 | 1.32 | C/O molar Ratio | 1.4 | 8.63 | Empirical formula | | | Gross calorific value (MJ/Kg) | 20.1 | 25.4 |
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