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Bio Fuels - Energy Content

Common bio fuels and their energy content

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Approximately energy content in some common bio fuels are indicated in the table below.

1 MJ/kg = 430 Btu/lb_m

Bio Fuel	Energy content (MJ/kg)
Charcoal	30
Coal	28
Commercial wastes	16
Domestic refuse	9
Dung, dried	16
Grass, fresh	4
Methane from biogas	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

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