Abstract
SUMMARY The heat of combustion of mesquite heartwood, sap wood, bark, and a mixture of stems and leaves was tested. The values averaged 8,657, 8,021, 7,836, and 8,123 Btu per oven-dry pound, respectively. If an industrial plant requiring 50,000 pounds of steam per hour were located in an area averaging 25 green tons fibre per acre, a harvest radius of about 3 miles would be required to sustain the plant over a period of 10 years. Based on the costs of owning and operating a 20,000 lb./hr. steam generator, the dollar value of preprocessed mesquite to a potential user was estimated to be $16.35 per ton (60 per cent moisture content), or about $390 per acre of heavily infested land (1976 prices).
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