Material

Temperature of Pyrolysis (˚C)

Feedstock

350

450

550

650

Volatile Matter (%)

SC⁽¹⁾

90.6

50.1 b⁽²⁾*

45.2 b*⁽³⁾

44.0 c*

43.8 b*

y = 55.8667 − 0.0201x

(r² = 0.772; p = 0.0010)

RH

77.0

25.8 a*

26.5 a*

24.2 a*

28.0 a*

ns⁽⁴⁾

PL

69.7

60.8 c*

46.9 bc*

45.7 c*

42.1 b*

y = 139.0231 − 0.3163x + 2.6 × 10⁻⁴x²

(r² = 0.944; p = 0.0002)

SD

93.6

54.0 b*

50.0 c*

35.3 b*

29.1 a*

y = 86.8058 − 0.0894x

(r² = 0.953; p < 0.0001)

Ash (%)

SC

8.5

24.2 b*

16.0 b*

17.0 b*

13.3 b*

y = 60.2596 − 0.1447x + 1.1 × 10⁻⁴x²

(r² = 0.848; p = 0.0055)

RH

19.5

40.4 c*

40.5 c*

42.0 c*

42.0 c*

ns