Agricultural Waste Type

Lignin Content %

Hemicellulose (Xylan) Content %

Cellulose Content %

Ash Content %

Biochar Yield %

Fixed Carbon %

Reference

Red oak

19.58

20.45

30.02

2.24 ± 0.04

Cellulose char 4.45%, xylan char 1.89%, lignin char 41.43%

20.55 ± 0.13

[50]

Empty fruit bunch

24

43

26

na

Hemicellulose char (20 wt%),

lignin char 60%,

cellulose char 7 wt%

na

[46]

Sawdust

28.9

29.3

41.8

0.6

13.8%

na

[51]

Willow

19.6

na

na

1.3

20.9

na

[52]

Switch grass

8.6

na

na

4.3

24.7

na

[52]

Straw

7.5

na

na

6.3

29.9

na

[52]

Reed canary grass

9.3

na

na

5.1

24.4

na

[52]

Rice husk

24.4

28.6

28.6

17.9

~30

9.3

[47]

Rice straw

22.3

35.7

32.0

10.1

~22

15.2

[47]

Corncob

15.0

31.0

50.5

0.9

~10

16.2

[47]