Research Article
Co-pyrolysis Characteristics and Synergistic Interaction of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate and Woody Biomass towards Bio-Oil Production
Table 1
Characterization of the feedstocks.
| | Parameters | Ficus benghalensis | PET |
| | Proximate analysis (wt (%)) | | Volatile matter | 70.3 | 83.9 | | Fixed carbona | 17.4 | 16.1 | | Moisture content | 6.9 | — | | Ash | 5.4 | — |
| | Ultimate analysis (wt (%)) | | Carbon | 50.1 | 64.2 | | Hydrogen | 6.2 | 3.9 | | Nitrogen | 1.8 | 0.32 | | Sulfur | 0.3 | 0.09 | | Oxygena | 41.6 | 31.49 | | H/C molar ratio | 1.474 | 0.723 | | O/C molar ratio | 0.623 | 0.368 | | Heating value (MJ/kg) | 18.1 | 23.4 |
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aEstimated by difference.
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