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. 2021 Oct 27;11(55):34870–34897. doi: 10.1039/d1ra06736b

Estimated data (*) for calculating the lower heating value.

Term Quantity Unit
HHV of faecal sludge hydrochar100 17.70 MJ kg−1
Average HHV of hydrochar* 7609.63 BTU lb−1
Weight% of hydrogen in faecal sludge hydrochar100 5.39 %
Moisture content of faecal sludge hydrochar100 4.35 %
LHV of faecal sludge hydrochar (from eqn (3))* 7051.96 BTU lb−1
LHV of faecal sludge hydrochar* 16.40 MJ kg−1
Mass of faecal sludge hydrochar* 67.67 t per year
LHV of food waste97 26.85 MJ kg−1
Mass of food waste hydrochar* 31.41 t per year
Average LHV of per kg of total hydrochar* 19.63 MJ kg−1
Mass of total hydrochar* 99.08 t per year
Total energy content* 540.26 MW h per year