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of agricultural biomass wastes by pyrolysis to biochar can be a potential option to utilize these wastes for various sustainable purposes like as a as a substitute of renewable energy sources

and which we used as a clean and environment friendly energy source.

Symbols and nomenclature

216 Energy Systems and Environment

VM% Volatile Matter Content (weight %),

FC% Fixed Carbon Content (weight %),

C% Carbon Content (weight %),

N% Nitrogen Content (weight %),

H% Hydrogen Content (weight %),

S% Sulfur Content (weight %),

O% Oxygen Content (weight %),

GCV Gross Calorific Value,

CC Corn Cob,

MJ/kg Mega joule per kilogram,

CCCh(350C) Corn Cob Char at 350C,

CCCh(550C) Corn Cob Char at 550C,

CCCh(750C) Corn Cob Char at 750C, CCCh(950C) Corn Cob Char at 950C,

GNSCh(350C) Ground Nut Shell Char at 350C,

GNSCh(550C) Ground Nut Shell Char at 550C,

GNSCh(750C) Ground Nut Shell Char at 750C, GNSCh(950C) Ground Nut Shell Char at 950C,

tmax time of the maximum weight loss rate,

GNS Ground Nut shell,

ti ignition temperature,

Rmax maximum weight loss rate

Di ignition index,

Swapan Suman\* and Shalini Gautam

\*Address all correspondence to: er.ssuman@gmail.com

Department of Fuel and Mineral Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India
