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We provide you some average data that could help your activity in biomass & biofuels sector.
Typical calorific values of Biomass vs Fuel
|
|
Moisture |
kWh / kg |
kcal / kg |
Weight kg / m3 |
kg = 1liter fuel |
|
Bark fir |
50% |
2,14 |
1,84 |
280 |
4,65 |
|
Briquettes |
20% |
4,9 |
4,214 |
660 |
2,03 |
|
Forest wood chip dry |
40% |
2,89 |
2,511 |
240 |
3,44 |
|
Forest wood chip fresh |
55% |
2 |
1,72 |
310 |
4,98 |
|
Miscanthus |
10% |
4,4 |
3,78 |
140 |
2,26 |
|
Rapeseed |
9% |
6,83 |
5,87 |
700 |
1,46 |
|
Sawdust |
6% |
4,2 |
3,629 |
160 |
2,36 |
|
Stover rapeseed |
15% |
4,17 |
3,58 |
115 |
2,43 |
|
Sunflower |
9% |
5,56 |
4,78 |
600 |
1,79 |
|
Wheat |
15% |
4,17 |
3,58 |
700 |
2,4 |
|
Wheat Straw |
15% |
4 |
3,44 |
100 |
2,49 |
|
Wood chip |
20% |
4,22 |
3,629 |
175 |
2,36 |
|
Wood granulate |
8% |
4,44 |
3,81 |
600 |
2,24 |
|
Woodlogs ash |
45% |
2,61 |
2,245 |
650 |
3,81 |
|
Woodlogs ash dry |
20% |
4,08 |
3,509 |
400 |
2,44 |
|
Coal |
10% |
7 |
6,02 |
750 |
1,36 |
|
Fuel gasoil |
|
11,8 |
11,2 |
840 |
0,84 |
|
Natural gas |
|
10,83 |
9,314 |
0 |
0 |
Energy data for selected agricultural by-products
|
Product |
Moisture |
Approx. Ash content |
LHV |
|
|
(%, dry basis) |
(%) |
(MJ/kg) |
|
Bagasse Sugarcane |
18 |
4 |
17-18 |
|
Coconut husks |
5-10 |
6 |
16,7 |
|
Coffee husks |
13 |
8-10 |
16,7 |
|
Corn Stover |
5-6 |
8 |
17-19 |
|
Corncobs |
15 |
1-2 |
19,3 |
|
Cotton husks |
5-10 |
3 |
16,7 |
|
Groundnut shells |
3-10 |
4-14 |
16,7 |
|
Miscnathus |
14 |
1-3 |
19-20 |
|
Oil-palm fibres |
55 |
10 |
7-8 |
|
Oil-palm husks |
55 |
5 |
7-8 |
|
Poplar wood |
5-15 |
1.2 |
17-19 |
|
Rice hulls |
9-11 |
15-20 |
13-15 |
|
Rice straw and husk |
15-30 |
15-20 |
17-18 |
|
Switchgrass |
8-15 |
6 |
18-20 |
|
Wheat straw and husk |
7-15 |
8-9 |
17-19 |
|
Willow wood |
12 |
1-5 |
17-19 |
Typical biomass fuels net calorific values
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