How much carbon dioxide does one ton of general waste produce?

Answer 1

The carbon content of wood is between about 47% and 53%, so lets call it 50%. The carbon, which has an atomic weight of 12 combines with 2 atoms of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide or CO2. The atomic weight of 2 oxygen atoms is 32 so therefore, 1 ton of carbon produces 44/12 = 3.666 tons of carbon dioxide.

As wood is only 50% carbon, 1 ton of wood produces 1.833 tons of carbon dioxide when burnt. (Thats about 980 cubic metres of carbon dioxide gas)

Answer 2

1 tonne CO2 = 1*106 gram = (1.106 gram) / 44 (g/mol CO2) = 2.27*104 mol CO2

and since

1 mol CO2 comes from 1/8 mole C8H18 octane,

this means:

2.27*104 mol CO2 is from 2.27*104 / 8 mol octane = 2.84*103 mol octane = 2.84*103 (mol) * (114 g/mol) = 3.24*105 gram = 0.3 tonne octane

Answer 3

The answer is 366.10e6 g carbon dioxide.