Table 10 Average composition of elements in sugarcane bagasse, cassava peels + yam peels mixed biomass, corn cobs + rice husks mixed biomass and the mixture of all five biomass samples.

From: Investigation of the effects of pretreatment on the elemental composition of ash derived from selected Nigerian lignocellulosic biomass

 

Mg

Al

Si

P

S

Cl

Ca

Ti

Cr

Mn

Fe

Co

Cu

Zn

Sn

S

0

565

797

224

4246

123

605

103

0

40

1368

0

10

14

612

C + Y

1441

523

1443

627

5421

60

492

181

3

38

685

0

3

13

648

Cc + R

800

387

1370

867

9128

39

71

45

0

29

98

0

0

13

239

All Mix

558

909

2491

593

5346

100

286

392

0

28

390

0

0

11

582

  1. S = sugarcane bagasse.
  2. C + Y = Cassava plus yam peels.
  3. Cc + R = Corn cobs plus rice husks.
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