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Table B6. Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass Fuels
Fuel Type Heat Content Units
Agricultural Byproducts
8.248
Million Btu/Short Ton
Black Liquor
11.758
Million Btu/Short Ton
Digester Gas
0.619
Million Btu/Thousand
 Cubic Feet
Landfill Gas
0.490
Million Btu/Thousand
 Cubic Feet
Methane
0.841
Million Btu/Thousand
 Cubic Feet
Municipal Solid Waste
9.945
Million Btu/Short Ton
Paper Pellets
13.029
Million Btu/Short Ton
Peat
8.000
Million Btu/Short Ton
Railroad Ties
12.618
Million Btu/Short Ton
Sludge Waste
7.512
Million Btu/Short Ton
Sludge Wood
10.071
Million Btu/Short Ton
Solid Byproducts
25.830
Million Btu/Short Ton
Spent Sulfite Liquor
12.720
Million Btu/Short Ton
Tires
26.865
Million Btu/Short Ton
Utility Poles
12.500
Million Btu/Short Ton
Waste Alcohol
3.800
Million Btu/Barrel
Wood/Wood Waste
9.961
Million Btu/Short Ton
 Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860B (1999), “Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility 1999.”


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Release Date: November 2002
Next Release Date: November 2003


Preface
Highlights
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Appendix A
Appendix B
   Table B1
   Table B2
   Table B3
   Table B4
   Table B5
   Table B6
   Figure B1
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Glossary