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Table 2 Chemical analysis of the ashes obtained by X-ray fluorescence from BA, BI, BRP, BS and BAL samples (wt%)

From: An analysis of Brazilian sugarcane bagasse ash behavior under thermal gasification

Oxide

BA

BI

BRP

BS

BAL

SiO2

73.4

56.1

80.5

65.3

11.1

Al2O3

7.7

18.0

5.6

10.6

0.3

P2O5

5.1

2.0

4.7

5.5

6.9

K2O

3.1

4.9

3.1

3.0

27.0

MgO

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

19.0

Fe2O3

5.1

7.8

1.5

8.5

0.3

CaO

1.6

5.0

1.4

1.9

8.9

SO3

0.5

2.0

0.5

0.7

21.0

TiO2

1.3

1.8

0.4

2.5

0.1

Cl

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

<0.1

5.0

  1. Na2O < 0.1, ZnO < 0.02, CuO < 0.02, MnO < 0.2.