Valorization and Miscellaneous Prospects of Waste Musa balbisiana Colla Pseudostem

Table 1

Properties of WBPB.

Properties		WBPB
GCV MJ/Kg		15.22
NCV MJ/Kg		12.49
Elemental analysis; wt. %)	C	43.07
	H	6.06
	N	1.23
	O; (by difference)	49.64
Empirical formula
H/C ratio		1.69
O/C ratio		0.86
Proximate analysis; wt. %)	Moisture	8.6
	Volatile matter	75.3
	Ash	6.8
	Fixed carbon (by difference)	11.23
Lignocellulosic composition; wt. %)	Cellulose	37
	Hemicellulose	21.67
	Lignin	8.57