GROSS CALORIFIC VALUE

The Gross Calorific Values of various palm products and that of medium industrial fuel oil are as follows ;

• Crude palm oil - 10,000 k.cal/kg
• Crude palm kernel oil - 9,488 k.cal/kg
• Crude palm stearin - 9,833 k.cal/kg
• Palm acid oil (2% mois) - 9,571 k.cal/kg
• Fuel oil - 10,278 k.cal/kg

Source - Engineering News