|
Sr
|
Fuel
|
Approx
heating
value
Kcal/Kg
|
|
Natural
State
|
Dry
state
|
|
A
|
BIOMASS
|
|
|
|
1
|
Wood
|
1500
|
3500
|
|
2
|
Cattle
dung
|
1000
|
3700
|
|
3
|
Bagasse
|
2200
|
4400
|
|
4
|
Wheat
and
rice
straw
|
2400
|
2500
|
|
5
|
Cane
trash,
rice
husk,
leaves
and
vegetable
wastes
|
3000
|
3000
|
|
6
|
Coconut
husks,
dry
grass
and
crop
residues
|
3500
|
3500
|
|
7
|
Groundnut
shells
|
4000
|
4000
|
|
8
|
Coffee
and
oil
palm
husks
|
4200
|
4200
|
|
9
|
Cotton
husks
|
4400
|
4400
|
|
10
|
Peat
|
6500
|
6500
|
|
B
|
FOSSIL
FUELS
|
|
|
|
1
|
Coal
|
|
4000-7000
|
|
2
|
Coke
|
|
6500
|
|
3
|
Charcoal
|
|
7000
|
|
4
|
Carbon
|
|
8000
|
|
5
|
Fuel
oil
|
|
9800
|
|
6
|
Kerosene
and
diesel
|
|
10000
|
|
7
|
Petrol
|
|
10800
|
|
8
|
Paraffin
|
|
10500
|
|
9
|
Natural
gas
|
|
8600
|
|
10
|
Coal
gas
|
|
4000
|
|
11
|
Electrical
(Kcal(KW)
|
|
860
|
|
12
|
Bio
gas(Kcal/cu
mtr)
(12
kg
of
dung
produces
1
cu.
Mtr
gas)
|
|
4700-6000
|
|
|
|
|
|