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The biogas
generated mainly contains methane in 75 %,
and carbon dioxide
in
24
%,
and 1 % of gases such as nitrogen and hydrogen. Its calorific value
is 7000 kcal/m 3
Table 2.
Heating of different fuels more used power.
|
Product |
Unit
sales |
Density
kg./l |
Power
calorific kcal. / kg. |
1 m
3 of biogas is equivalent to: |
|
Coal |
Kg. |
|
7.000 |
1 kg. |
|
Charcoal |
Kg. |
|
7.000 |
1 kg. |
|
Diesel
oil |
Litre |
0,84 |
10.900 |
0.76 l |
|
Gas
station |
Litre |
0,73 |
11.200 |
0.86 l |
|
Paraffin |
Litre |
0,81 |
11.100 |
0.78 l |
|
Liquefied gas |
kg. |
0,55 |
12.100 |
0.58
kg. |
|
Wood |
kg. |
|
3.500 |
2.0 kg. |
|
Gas
city |
m3 |
|
4.000 |
1.75 m
3 |
Source:
1971-1990 energy balance, Chile, National Commission on energy |
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