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Table 4 Ultimate 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

S1 (n = 5)

S2 (n = 5)

S3 (n = 5)

Literature [6]

Carbon

%

71.6 ± (13.7)

57.5 ± (16.8)

42.9 ± (9.6)

40–75

Hydrogen

%

0.9 ± (1.9)

1.5 ± (2.9)

2.3 ± (2.2)

4.9–9.8

Nitrogen

%

0.8 ± (1.1)

0.2 ± (0.3)

1.1 ± (0.7)

0.03–4.1

Sulfur

%

1.4 ± (0.8)

24.6 ± (3.1)

32.9 ± (10.5)

0.1–0.5

Oxygen

%

9.4

9.1

11.5

–

  1. Value in parenthesis represent standard deviation
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