ANALYSES AND CALORIFIC VALUES OF BAGASSE
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|| | | | | | | |B.t.u. ||
|| | | | | | | | per ||
|| Source |Moisture| C | H | O | N | Ash | Pound ||
|| | | | | | | | Dry ||
|| | | | | | | |Bagasse||
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||Cuba | 51.50 | 43.15 | 6.00 | 47.95 | | 2.90 | 7985 ||
||Cuba | 49.10 | 43.74 | 6.08 | 48.61 | | 1.57 | 8300 ||
||Cuba | 42.50 | 43.61 | 6.06 | 48.45 | | 1.88 | 8240 ||
||Cuba | 51.61 | 46.80 | 5.34 | 46.35 | | 1.51 | ||
||Cuba | 52.80 | 46.78 | 5.74 | 45.38 | | 2.10 | ||
||Porto Rico| 41.60 | 44.28 | 6.66 | 47.10 | 0.41 | 1.35 | 8359 ||
||Porto Rico| 43.50 | 44.21 | 6.31 | 47.72 | 0.41 | 1.35 | 8386 ||
||Porto Rico| 44.20 | 44.92 | 6.27 | 46.50 | 0.41 | 1.90 | 8380 ||
||Louisiana | 52.10 | | | | | 2.27 | 8230 ||
||Louisiana | 54.00 | | | | | | 8370 ||
||Louisiana | 51.80 | | | | | | 8371 ||
||Java | | 46.03 | 6.56 | 45.55 | 0.18 | 1.68 | 8681 ||
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Table 43 gives the analyses and heat values of bagasse from various
localities. Table 44 gives the value of mill bagasse at different
extractions, which data may be of service in making approximations as to
its fuel value as compared with that of other fuels.