Wood Products

BTU per pound

Layered deco board

6,500 - 8,000

Particle board

8,000 - 8,500

Common pallet wood

8,000

Press board

2,200 – 2,700

Cardboard Products

BTU per pound

Normal carton

6,700 - 7,300

Milk carton

11,500

Paper Products

BTU per pound

Packing

7,300

Tar paper

11,000

Plasticized paper

7,500

Standard paper

7,100

Textiles Products

BTU per pound

Cotton

6,894

Wool/Silk

8,400 - 8,900

Leather

7,700

Linoleum

9,000 - 11,000

Cellulose Fibers

BTU per pound

Pine bark

9,500

Rice straw

6,000

Wheat straw

8,500

Petroleum Based (Comparison Only)

BTU per pound

Tires

15,000

Oil

15,000 - 20,000

Paraffin

19,000

Polystyrene (EPS Styrofoam)

18,000

Coal (Lignite—Bituminous)

7,000 - 14,000