Ultimate and Proximate Analyses of Corn Stover Samples

Ultimate and Proximate Analyses of Corn Stover Samples

Sample	Ultimate Analysis (wet free) / wt-%					Proximate Analysis (wet free) / wt-%			HHV	Source
	C	H	N	S	O	Ash	VM	FC	MJ/kg
1	46.50	5.81	0.56	0.11	39.67	7.40	78.10	14.50	19.00	[1]
2	48.94	4.99	0.69	0.05	37.82	7.63	65.03	27.34	19.91	[2]
3	48.01	5.07	0.74	0.05	39.14	7.07	68.28	24.65	19.87	[2]
4	48.36	5.14	0.75	0.05	39.13	6.70	68.48	24.82	19.58	[2]
5	47.35	5.27	0.76	0.06	39.13	7.58	70.38	22.03	19.26	[2]
6	47.92	5.37	0.68	0.04	39.36	6.73	70.54	22.72	19.07	[2]
7	45.31	5.60	0.58	0.04	41.63	7.09	72.84	20.06	19.43	[2]
8	45.54	5.63	0.56	0.05	41.89	6.59	73.14	20.27	19.23	[2]
9	45.60	5.64	0.61	0.05	41.22	7.11	73.17	19.71	19.22	[2]
10	45.19	5.71	0.60	0.04	42.07	6.53	74.20	19.25	18.85	[2]
11	45.31	5.70	0.57	0.04	42.26	6.30	74.27	19.43	19.16	[2]
12	45.10	5.66	0.62	0.05	41.84	6.87	74.76	18.36	18.52	[2]
13	45.72	5.80	0.51	0.05	40.96	7.04	74.78	18.18	18.65	[2]
14	45.76	5.90	0.46	0.04	41.67	6.24	74.87	18.89	18.69	[2]
15	45.26	5.78	0.50	0.04	42.53	5.96	75.10	18.94	18.75	[2]
16	46.02	5.85	0.48	0.06	42.11	5.61	75.12	19.29	18.99	[2]
17	45.88	5.90	0.50	0.05	41.52	6.23	75.38	18.39	18.59	[2]
18	45.65	5.86	0.52	0.05	42.23	5.85	75.50	18.64	18.88	[2]
19	46.03	5.92	0.44	0.04	42.13	5.54	75.57	18.90	18.74	[2]
20	46.09	5.88	0.47	0.06	41.91	5.73	76.24	18.04	18.86	[2]
21	43.70	5.60	0.61	0.01	43.30	6.00	75.00	19.00	-	[3]

[1]  S. Gaur, T. B. Reed. Thermal Data for Natural and Synthetic Fuels. CRC Press. 2020.

[2] J. S. Tumuluru, C. T. Wright, R. D. Boardman, T. Kremer. Proximate and ultimate compositional changes in Corn Stover during torrefaction using thermogravimetric analyzer and microwaves. In Proceedings of the 2012 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Dallas, USA. 2012.

[3] S. A. Ashter. Technology and Applications of Polymers Derived from Biomass. Elsevier. 2018.