The proximate, ultimate, and compositional analyses of wheat straw (WS), rice straw (RS),
rice husk (RH), banana trunk (BT), arhar stalk (AS), and sugar cane bagasse (SB) were
carried out. The bulk density and CVs were also measured. The functional groups and
crystalline nature of each biomass were determined using FTIR and XRD analyses and
thermal degradation was carried out using a TGA/DTA unit. The volatile matter (VM) was
found to be the highest in SB and the lowest in RH. The highest carbon content was …