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	C1.4H2.41N0.05O	C0.017H0.012N0.01O0.0019
Gross calorific value  (MJ/Kg)	20.1	25.4