The CV of dried biomass was determined by pelletising
samples (1 g) and burning inside an oxygen Bomb calorimeter
(Make: Rajdhani – Model: RSB Digital Bomb calorimeter, India)
under adiabatic conditions. Calorific value was calculated according
to Indian standards (IS-1350-1966), British standard
(BS-1016, part 5 1967) and institute of petroleum (IP-12/63T) standard
test methods [12] (Digital Bomb Calorimeter Manual
Catalouge No. RSB-5). Few experiments have been repeated to
check the accuracy of heating values of same samples. The accuracy
was observed in the range of ±2% maximum, which is acceptable
for experiments.