Energy for Sustainable Society

BCalorific Values of Common Fuels

Gaseous fuels [at 0 °C (32 °F) 1 atm]

Net calorific value (NCV) [1]			Gross calorific value (GCV) [2]			Density
Btu/cu ft	Btu/lb [3]	MJ/kg [4]	Btu/cu ft	Btu/lb [3]	MJ/kg [4]	g/cu ft	kg/m3
Natural gas	983	20 267	47.141	1 089	22 453	52.225	22.0	0.776 924
Hydrogen	290	51 682	120.21	343	61 127	142.18	2.55	0.090 053
Still gas (in refineries)	1 458	20 163	46.898	1 584	21 905	50.951	32.8	1.158 323

Liquid fuels

Net calorific balue (NCV) [1]			Gross calorific value (GCV) [2]			Density
Btu/gal	Btu/lb [3]	MJ/kg [4]	Btu/gal	Btu/lb [3]	MJ/kg [4]	g/gal	kg/m3
Crude oil	129 670	18 352	42.686	138 350	19 580	45.543	3 205	705.015
Conventional gasoline	116 090	18 679	43.448	124 340	20 007	46.536	2 819	620.106
Reformulated (low‐sulfur) gasoline	113 602	18 211	42.358	121 848	19 533	45.433	2 830	622.525
CA reformulated gasoline	113 927	18 272	42.500	122 174	19 595	45.577	2 828	622.085
U.S. conventional diesel	128 450	18 397	42.791	137 380	19 676	45.766	3 167	696.656
Low‐sulfur diesel	129 488	18 320	42.612	138 490	19 594	45.575	3 206	705.235
Petroleum naphtha	116 920	19 320	44.938	125 080	20 669	48.075	2 745	603.828
NG‐based FT naphtha	111 520	19 081	44.383	119 740	20 488	47.654	2 651	583.150
Residual oil	140 353	16 968	39.466	150 110	18 147	42.21	3 752	825.341
Methanol	57 250	8 639	20.094	65 200	9 838	22.884	3 006	661.241
Ethanol	76 330	11 587	26.952	84 530	12 832	29.847	2 988