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Average Heat
Content of Selected Biomass Fuels |
Average Heat
Content of Selected Biomass Fuels
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Table 1.10.
Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass Fuels |
Fuel Type |
Heat Content |
Units |
Agricultural Byproducts |
8.248 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
Biodiesel |
5.359 |
Million Btu/Barrel |
Black Liquor |
11.758 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
Digester Gas |
0.619 |
Million Btu/Thousand
Cubic Feet |
Ethanol |
3.539 |
Million Btu/Barrel |
Landfill Gas |
0.490 |
Million Btu/Thousand
Cubic Feet |
MSW Biogenic |
9.696 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
Methane |
0.841 |
Million Btu/Thousand
Cubic Feet |
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 |
Utility Poles |
12.500 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
Waste Alcohol |
3.800 |
Million Btu/Barrel |
Wood/Wood Waste |
9.961 |
Million Btu/Short Ton |
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