ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS AND COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION OF NIGERIAN BIOMASS RESOURCES

An investigative work was done to analyse the elemental composition and the combustion characteristics of some biomass resources that is, agricultural and forestry samples. The method of analysis was according to Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). The results shows that the higher heating value (HHV) for Sorghum husk, Araba (Ceibo pentandra), were 17.2MJ/kg, and 18.0MJ/kg respectively. The analysis also reveals the presence of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen in significant amount. These biomass wastes can be transformed in to valuable energy products in form of solid, liquid or gaseous fuels for either domestic or industrial applications.