title: Biomass proximate analysis using thermogravimetry.
abstract: This work proposes a 25 min-last thermogravimetric method as a tool to determine biomass sample's proximate analysis data (moisture, ash, volatile matter and fixed carbon contents) just by direct measure of weight changes on each sample's TG chart. Compared with international standards commonly used to that aim, TG is a faster and easier to develop technique. Obtained results were satisfactory, with AEE under 6% for moisture and volatile matter, close to 10% for fixed carbon determination and AAD of 1.6 points for ash content.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain. garciafroberto@uniovi.es
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: García
authors: Consuelo
authors: C
authors: Pizarro
authors: Antonio G
authors: AG
authors: Lavín
authors: Julio L
authors: JL
authors: Bueno
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D006813:Humidity; D013818:Thermogravimetry / Q000379:methods*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon