Edo, Mar, Budarin, Vitaliy, Aracil, Ignacio et al. (2 more authors) (2016) The combined effect of plastics and food waste accelerates the thermal decomposition of refuse-derived fuels and fuel blends. Fuel. pp. 424-432. ISSN 0016-2361
Abstract
Mechanical treatments such as shredding or extrusion are applied to municipal solid wastes (MSW) to produce refuse-derived fuels (RDF). In this way, a waste fraction (mainly composed by food waste) is removed and the quality of the fuel is improved. In this research, simultaneous thermal analysis (STA) was used to investigate how different mechanical treatments applied to MSW influence the composition and combustion behaviour of fuel blends produced by combining MSW or RDF with wood in different ratios. Shredding and screening resulted in a more efficient mechanical treatment than extrusion to reduce the chlorine content in a fuel, which would improve its quality. This study revealed that when plastics and food waste are combined in the fuel matrix, the thermal decomposition of the fuels are accelerated. The combination of MSW or RDF and woody materials in a fuel blend has a positive impact on its decomposition.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors |
Keywords: | Co-combustion,DSC,Municipal solid waste (MSW),TG-FTIR,Thermochemical conversion |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2019 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2024 08:41 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.04.062 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.04.062 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149467 |
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