The proximate and elemental (ultimate) analyses of the raw peat are: 65.6 wt.% (db, on a dry basis) volatile matter, 19.0 wt.%(db) fixed carbon, and 5.4 wt.% (db) ash; 54.7 wt.% (daf, dryand-ash-free) C, 5.5 wt.% H, 2.1 wt.% N, 0.2 wt.% S and 37.5 wt.% O.