| Table B6. Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass Fuels |
| Fuel Type |
Heat Content |
Units |
| Agricultural Byproducts |
8.248 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Black Liquor |
11.758 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Digester Gas |
0.619 |
Million Btu/Thousand Cubic Feet |
| Landfill Gas |
0.490 |
Million Btu/Thousand Cubic Feet |
| Methane |
0.841 |
Million Btu/Thousand Cubic Feet |
| Municipal Solid Waste |
9.945 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Paper Pellets |
13.029 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Peat |
8.000 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Railroad Ties |
12.618 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Sludge Waste |
7.512 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Sludge Wood |
10.071 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Solid Byproducts |
25.830 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Spent Sulfite Liquor |
12.720 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Tires |
26.865 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Utility Poles |
12.500 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Waste Alcohol |
3.800 |
Million Btu/Barrel |
| Wood/Wood Waste |
9.961 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
| Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860B (1999), "Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility 1999." |