Research Article

Studies on Pyrolysis Kinetic of Newspaper Wastes in a Packed Bed Reactor: Experiments, Modeling, and Product Characterization

Table 1

Results of proximate and ultimate analyses and higher heating value of newspaper.

Properties% (W/W)Higher heating value (MJ/kg)

Moisture1016
Volatile75
Ashn.d
Fixed carbon15
Carbon59
Hydrogen8.23
Nitrogenn.d
Sulfur0.31
Oxygen (by difference)32.44