Table 1 Characteristic of tested sewage sludge and rice straw
From: Co-thermal degradation characteristics of rice straw and sewage sludge
| Â | Sewage sludge | Rice straw |
|---|---|---|
Proximate analysis (wt%) | ||
 Moisture | 6.7 ± 0.9 | 10.5 ± 1.0 |
 Ash | 23.0 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.2 |
 VM | 59.4 ± 0.2 | 64.2 ± 0.5 |
 FC | 10.9 | 15.8 |
Ultimate analysis (wt%, dry basis) | ||
 C | 39.7 ± 0.9 | 39.9 ± 0.6 |
 H | 5.9 ± 0.2 | 6.2 ± 0.2 |
 N | 6.5 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.1 |
 S | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 |
 O | 17.0 | 32.8 |
Energy content (MJ kg−1) | ||
 HHV | 17.6 ± 0.1 | 15.9 ± 0. 3 |
 LHV | 14.6 | 12.1 |