Pyrolytic Characteristics and Kinetics of Phragmites australis

Table 1

Proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, and component analysis of P. australis (/%wt).

Parameter	P. australis
Proximate analysis ^a (wt.%, ad. Basis)
Moisture	5.89 ± 0.03
Ash	12.32 ± 1.12
Volatile matter	70.01 ± 2.40
Fix carbon^c	11.78
Ultimate analysis ^b (wt.%, daf. Basis)
Carbon	42.78 ± 1.53
Hydrogen	5.17 ± 0.02
Oxygen^c	50.511
Nitrogen	1.31 ± 0.02
Sulfur	0.229 ± 0.01
C/H	8.31 ± 0.31
C/N	32.57 ± 1.55
Component analysis (wt.%, daf. Basis)
Hemicellulose	30.68 ± 3.15
Lignin	20.34 ± 1.56
Cellulose	43.05 ± 3.98

^aDry-free basis; ^bDry ash-free basis;  ^cCalculated by difference.