CALORIFIC VALUE OF FUELS

Sr

A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Fuel

Approx heating value Kcal/Kg

Natural State

Dry
state

BIOMASS
Wood

1500

3500

Cattle dung

1000

3700

Bagasse

2200

4400

Wheat and rice straw

Cane trash, rice husk, leaves and vegetable wastes
Coconut husks, dry grass and crop residues

2400
3000
3500

2500
3000
3500

Groundnut shells

4000

4000

Coffee and oil palm husks

4200

4200

Cotton husks

4400

4400

Peat

6500

6500

FOSSIL FUELS
Coal
Coke

4000-7000
6500

Charcoal
Carbon

7000
8000

Fuel oil

9800

Kerosene and diesel

10000

Petrol

10800

Paraffin

10500

Natural gas

8600

Coal gas
Electrical (Kcal(KW)

4000
860

Bio gas(Kcal/cu mtr) (12 kg of dung produces 1 cu. Mtr gas)

4700-6000

Products Name Coconut Shell Briquettes Charcoal

Heat Value 6800-7500 K.Cal
Burning Time
3.0 HRS.
Ash (%)
3% Ma x.
Moisture (%)
8% Ma x.
Spark Flame
none
100% Natural-and chemical ferr.

The caloric value of rice husks is between 13 to 19 MJ/kilogram; the average is closer to the
higher heating value of 18MJ/kg.