Table 2

Mass yields and elemental composition of biomass and solid HTC products (HTC chars) of E. nuttallii

HTC

HTC 200°C/16 h

HTC 240°C/16 h

Mass yield

(% w/w)^a

-

65.0

59.5

C

(% w/w)

25.9

23.9

19.4

O

(% w/w)

50.8

41.5

40.9

H

(% w/w)

3.45

2.36

1.58

N

(% w/w)

2.25

1.24

1.01

K

(% w/w)

2.95

0.64

0.23

Mg

(% w/w)

0.19

0.16

0.15

P

(% w/w)

0.17

0.16

0.14

H/C

(mol/mol)

1.60

1.19

0.98

O/C

(mol/mol)

1.47

1.31

1.58

^aWeight percent of dry matter.

Muñoz Escobar et al. Energy, Sustainability and Society 2011 1:4   doi:10.1186/2192-0567-1-4