Table 1

Physicochemical characteristics of rice husk

Elemental analysis^a

Proximate analysis

Component

Content (wt.%)

Component

Content (wt.%)

C

53.5

Moisture

9.3

H

7.0

N

1.4

Combustibles

78.8

O^b

38.1

S

-

Ash

11.9

^aOn dry and ash free basis; ^bcalculated by difference.

Jeon et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2012 7:18   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-18