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Table 3 Proximate analysis of the aged waste recovered from landfills

From: Quantitative determination of energy potential of refuse derived fuel from the waste recovered from Indian landfill

Parameter

Unit

Present study

India [44]

China [7]

S1 (n = 9)

S2 (n = 9)

S3 (n = 9)

Volatile solids

%

58.6 ± (1.3)

51.7 ± (0.8)

43.7 ± (0.3)

45.3

87.1 ± (1.1)

Ash

%

11.6 ± (0.3)

13.7 ± (0.2)

17.4 ± (0.4)

24.7

10.4 ± (0.3)

Fixed solids

%

3.3 ± (0.6)

5.9 ± (0.8)

8.1 ± (0.6)

4.5

2.1 ± (0.4)

  1. The summation of the values represents total solids. Addition of moisture content will sum up to 100. Value in parenthesis represent standard deviation