Table 3 Specific surface area (SSA), total pore volume, average pore diameter, moisture, volatile matter, ash, fixed carbon content, and biochar yield of Pinus elliottii particleboard and termite-dropping samples.
|  | SSA (m2 g−1) | Total pore volume (cm3 g-1) | Average pore diameter (Ǻ) | Moisture (% wt.) | Volatile matter (% wt.) | Ash (% wt.) | Fixed carbon (% wt.) | Biochar yield (% wt.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Particleboard (Pb) | 2.9 | 0.03 | 2.0 | 9.12 ± 0.13 | 81.93 ± 0.12 | 0.87 ± 0.08 | 17.2 ± 0.16 | – |
Pb-450 | 3.0 | 0.03 | 2.1 | 7.58 ± 0.37 | 26.88 ± 0.44 | 1.03 ± 0.08 | 72.1 ± 0.50 | 28.48 ± 0.01 |
Pb-550 | 14.9 | 0.09 | 15.4 | 7.33 ± 0.19 | 23.71 ± 0.77 | 3.66 ± 0.38 | 72.6 ± 0.8 | 25.75 ± 0.02 |
Pb-650 | 78.5 | 0.17 | 30.1 | 7.45 ± 0.17 | 21.11 ± 1.38 | 5.80 ± 0.20 | 73.1 ± 0.8 | 25.16 ± 0.05 |
Termite droppings (TDs) | 3.8 | 0.03 | 2.1 | 9.70 ± 0.10 | 68.61 ± 0.57 | 2.77 ± 0.01 | 28.62 ± 0.56 | – |
TD-450 | 6.0 | 0.03 | 3.0 | 9.63 ± 0.27 | 31.47 ± 0.16 | 7.19 ± 0.25 | 61.3 ± 0.1 | 40.77 ± 0.03 |
TD-550 | 22.8 | 0.15 | 21.4 | 8.58 ± 0.11 | 29.95 ± 0.59 | 8.35 ± 0.94 | 61.7 ± 0.7 | 36.50 ± 0.04 |
TD-650 | 100.8 | 0.20 | 50.5 | 8.02 ± 0.12 | 22.23 ± 0.32 | 9.36 ± 0.25 | 68.4 ± 0.5 | 35.44 ± 0.01 |
