British Thermal Unit Incinerator Value

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British Thermal Unit Incinerator

The British Thermal Unit Incinerator Value Chart shows the various British Thermal Unit (B.T.U.) values of materials commonly encountered in incinerator designs.

The B.T.U. is a standard unit of energy that is equal to about 1055 Joules and the amount needed to heat one (1) lb (0.454 kg) of water 1 degree F.

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British Thermal Unit Incinerator Value

Waste	B.T.U. value/lb. as fired	Weight in lbs per cu. ft. (loose)	Weight in lbs per cu. ft.	Content by Weight in Percentage ASH	Content by Weight in Percentage MOISTURE
Type O Waste (Medical)	8,500	10	N/A	5	10
Type 1 Waste	6,500	10	N/A	10	25
Type 2 Waste (Rubbish/Garbage)	4,300	20	N/A	7	50
Type 3 Waste	2,500	35	N/A	5	70
Type 4 Waste	1,000	55	N/A	5	85
Kerosene	18,900	N/A	50	0.5	0
Benzene	18,210	N/A	55	0.5	0
Toluene	18,440	N/A	52	0.5	0
Hydrogen	61,000	N/A	0.0053	0	0
Acetic Acid	6,280	N/A	65.8	0.5	0
Methyl Alcohol	10,250	N/A	49.6	0	0
Ethyl Alcohol	13,325	N/A	49.3	0	0
Turpentine	17,000	N/A	53.6	0	0
Naphtha	15,000	N/A	41.6	0	0
Newspaper	7,975	7	N/A	1.5	6
Brown Paper	7,250	7	N/A	1.0	6
Magazines	5,250	35	N/A	22.5	5
Corrugated Paper	7,040	7	N/A	5.0	5
Plastic Coated Paper	7,340	7	N/A	2.6	5
Coated Milk Cartons	11,330	5	N/A	1.0	3.5
Citrus Rinds	1,700	5	N/A	0.75	75
Shoe Leather	7,240	5	N/A	21	7.5
Butyl Sole Composition	10,900	5	N/A	30	1
Polyethylene	20,000	5	60	0	0
Polyurethane (foamed)	13,000	5	2	0	0
Latex	10,000	45	45	0	0
Rubber Waste	9,000-11,000	62-125	N/A	20-30	N/A
Carbon	14,093	N/A	138	0	0
Wax Parrafin	18,621	N/A	54-57	0	0
1/3 Wax-2/3 Paper	11,500	7-10	N/A	3	1
Tar or Asphalt	17,000	60	N/A	1	0
1/3 Tar-2/3 paper	11,000	10-20	N/A	2	1
Wood Sawdust (Pine)	9,600	10-12	N/A	3	10
Wood Sawdust	7,800-8,500	10-12	N/A	3	10
Wood Bark (Fir)	9,500	12-20	N/A	3	10
Wood Bark	8,000-9,000	12-20	N/A	3	10
Corn Cobs	8,000	10-15	N/A	3	5
Rags (Silk or Wool)	8,400-8,900	10-15	N/A	2	5
Rags (Linen or Cotton)	7,200	10-15	N/A	2	5
Animal fats	17,000	50-60	N/A	N/A	0
Cotton Seed Hulls	8,600	25-30	N/A	2	10
Coffee Grounds	10,000	25-30	N/A	2	20
Linoleum Scrap	11,000	70-1000	N/A	20-30	1

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