The use of the white poplar (Populus alba L.) biomass as fuel

Abstract

We determined the calorific value of white poplar (Populus alba L.) woody biomass to use it as firewood. The value of 19.133 MJ kg⁻¹ obtained experimentally shows that the white poplar can be quite successfully used as firewood. Being of a lower quality in comparison with usual beech firewood, the white poplar has similar calorific value. The white poplar has a calorific density of 30.7 % lower than that of current firewood. That is why the price of this firewood from white poplar is lower accordingly. Also, the prognosis of calorific value on the basis of the main chemical elements, being very close to the experimental value (+2.6 %), indicates an appropriate value can be achieved to be used for investigation with the chemical element analysis.

Keywords

Calorific value / Chemical elements / Prognosis / White poplar

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