Evaluation of the Bioenergy Potential of Temer Musa: An Invasive Tree from the African Desert

Table 1

Comparison of the calorific value of different trees from different parts of Africa.

Sample	Calorific value (MJ/kg)	Country of resources	References
Temer musa	19.83	Eritrea	(Present study)
Prosopis africana	19.80	Niger and Burkina Faso	[28]
Balanites aegyptiaca	19.40
Acacia cyclops	18.99	South African	[29]
Acacia erioloba	19.03
Eucalyptus cladocalyx	18.87
Pinus patula	18.68
Vitis vinifera	18.73
Eucalyptus globulus	18.77–19.34 (4486–4623 kcal/kg)	Ethiopia	[30]
Eucalyptus saligna	18.98–19.24 (4536–4599 kcal/kg)
Eucalyptus grandis	18.88–19.42 (4513–4641 kcal/kg)
Bauhinia rufescens	19.40	Niger	[31]
Azadirachta indica	19.40
Acacia senegal	18.90
Faidherbia albida	18.90
Acacia nilotica	18.60

1 kcal = 4184 J.