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Table 1 Feedstock characteristic data analysis

From: Hydrocarbon selectivity enhancement through catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of almond shell and plastic blends

Sample

Proximate analysis (wt%)*daf

Ultimate analysis (wt%)*daf

HHV (MJ/kg)

H/Ceff

Moisture

Ash

Volatile matter

Fixed carbon*diff

C

H

N

O*diff

AS

3.11

4.24

78.48

14.16

47.21

5.71

0.45

46.6

18.3

0.3

PE

0.45

0.22

99.27

0.06

85.70

14.20

0.05

0.05

46.63

1.98

PS

0.26

2.39

97.30

0.04

92.31

7.72

0

0

41.27

1.01

 

Mineral content (wt%)

      

Ca

K

Mg

Na

      

AS

0.29

1.16

0.032

0.058

      
 

Chemical composition (wt%)db

       

Lignin

Cellulose

Hemicellulose

       

AS

13.4

28.1

39.7

       
  1. *daf: dry and ash free basis; O*diff: % of oxygen calculated from the difference in C, H, and N; fixed carbon*diff: % in fixed carbon calculated from difference in moisture, ash and volatile matter; *db: dry basis
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