Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Property | Calotropis procera | Phragmites australis | Rhazya stricta | Acacia tortilis |
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Yield | ||||
 Gravimetric | 30.28BC ± 0.6 | 31.69B ± 0.6 | 28.98C ± 1.3 | 34.66A ± 1.4 |
 FCY | 21.37BC ± 0.5 | 22.58B ± 0.4 | 20.84C ± 0.7 | 26.14A ± 1.2 |
Ultimate analysis | ||||
 Carbon (C) | 65.33C ± 1.2 | 75.34B ± 0.5 | 78.90A ± 0.7 | 77.73A ± 0.5 |
 Hydrogen (H) | 2.86C ± 0.1 | 3.05B ± 0.1 | 2.99B ± 0.02 | 3.22A ± 0.03 |
 Nitrogen (N) | 0.63B ± 0.1 | 0.42C ± 0.1 | 1.00A ± 0.02 | 0.54B ± 0.03 |
 Oxygen (O) | 26.98A ± 1.1 | 16.56C ± 0.4 | 17.38B ± 0.7 | 16.52C ± 0.6 |
Proximate analysis | ||||
 Moisture | 1.29B ± 0.3 | 1.58B ± 0.1 | 0.92C ± 0.1 | 1.95A ± 0.2 |
 Ash | 4.20B ± 0.2 | 4.63A ± 0.2 | 3.73C ± 0.2 | 1.99D ± 0.04 |
 Volatile matter | 27.68A ± 0.7 | 25.70B ± 0.2 | 25.47B ± 0.7 | 24.24C ± 0.4 |
 Fixed carbon | 66.93D ± 1.0 | 68.09C ± 0.1 | 69.88B ± 0.7 | 71.82A ± 0.6 |
Fuel characteristics | ||||
 HHV (db, MJ/kg) | 25.68D ± 0.5 | 27.73C ± 0.6 | 28.93B ± 0.2 | 30.13A ± 0.7 |