Properties of some common fuels and hydrocarbons
	Fuel (phase)	Formula	Molar mass, kg/kmol	Density, kg/L	Enthalpy of vaporization, kJ/kg	Specific heat, Cp kJ/kg *K	Higher heating value, kJ/kg	Lower heating value, kJ/kg
	Carbon(s)	C	12.011	2		0.708	32,800	32,800
	Hydrogen(g)	H2	2.016			14.4	141,800	120,000
	Carbon monoxide(g)	CO	28.013			1.05	10,100	10,100
	Methane(g)	CH4	16.043		509	2.2	55,530	50,050
	Methanol(l)	CH4O	32.042	0.790	1168	2.53	22,660	19,920
	Acetylene(g)	C2H2	26.038			1.69	49,970	48,280
	Ethane(g)	C2H6	30.070		172	1.75	51,900	47,520
	Ethanol(l)	C2H6O	46.069	0.790	919	2.44	29,670	26,810
	Propane(l)	C3H8	44.097	0.500	420	2.77	50,330	46,340
	Butane(l)	C4H10	58.123	0.579	362	2.42	49,150	45,370
	1-Pentene(l)	C5H10	70.134	0.641	363	2.20	47,760	44,630
	Isopentane(l)	C5H12	72.150	0.626		2.32	48,570	44,910
	Benzene(l)	C6H6	78.114	0.877	433	1.72	41,800	40,100
	Hexene(l)	C6H12	84.161	0.673	392	1.84	47,500	44,400
	Hexane(l)	C6H14	86.177	0.660	366	2.27	48,310	44,740
	Toluene(l)	C7H8	92.141	0.867	412	1.71	42,400	40,500
	Heptane(l)	C7H16	100.204	0.684	365	2.24	48,100	44,600
	Octane(l)	C8H18	114.231	0.703	363	2.23	47,890	44,430
	Decane(l)	C10H22	142.285	0.73	361	2.21	47,640	44,240
	Gasoline(l)	CnH1.87n	100-110	0.72-0.78	350	2.4	47,300	44,000
	Light diesel(l)	CnH1.8n	170	0.78-0.84	270	2.2	46,100	43,200
	Heavy diesel(l)	CnH1.7n	200	0.82-0.88	230	1.9	45,500	42,800
	Natural gas(g)	CnH3.8nN0.1n	18			2	50,000	45,000