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calculate moisture,volatile matter,ash and fixed carbon contents from the measurements W1-W6.

compare your results to other literature and discuss the proximate analyses of the biomass materials.

below is the data experiment:

W2 is 160.9268g,so you could get the moisture.

For ash,the crucible is 47.1106g, origin sample is 1.00369, the result is 47.1403g.

The proximate analysis of a solid fuel means the measurements of weight
percentages of moisture, volatile matter (VM), ash, and fixed carbon (FC) in the fuel.

Solution

Data W1 - W6 is missing.

Ash

Sample weight = 1.00369

Crucible weight = 47.1106

Final weight = 47.140

Weght of residue = 47.1106 + 1.00369 - 47.140 = 0.97429

% ash = weight of residue / weight of sample X 100 = 0.97429 / 1.00369 x 100 = 97.07 %