Energy Content in Biofuels
Common biofuels and their energy content
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Typical energy content in some biofuels:
| Biofuel | Energy content (MJ/kg) |
| Charcoal | 30 |
| Coal | 28 |
| Commercial wastes | 16 |
| Domestic refuse | 9 |
| Dung, dried | 16 |
| Grass, fresh | 4 |
| Natural gas (methane) | 55 |
| Paper, newspaper | 17 |
| Oil | 42 |
| Straw, harvested, baled | 15 |
| Sugar cane residues | 17 |
| Wood, green with 60% moisture | 6 |
| Wood, air-dried to 20% moisture | 15 |
| Wood, oven-dried to 0% moisture | 18 |
- 1 MJ/kg = 430 Btu/lbm
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