The combined effect of plastics and food waste accelerates the thermal decomposition of refuse-derived fuels and fuel blends

TY - JOUR

T1 - The combined effect of plastics and food waste accelerates the thermal decomposition of refuse-derived fuels and fuel blends

AU - Edo, Mar

AU - Budarin, Vitaliy

AU - Aracil, Ignacio

AU - Persson, Per Erik

AU - Jansson, Stina

N1 - © 2016 The Authors

PY - 2016/9/15

Y1 - 2016/9/15

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Co-combustion

KW - DSC

KW - Municipal solid waste (MSW)

KW - TG-FTIR

KW - Thermochemical conversion

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U2 - 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.04.062

DO - 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.04.062

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84963969034

VL - 180

SP - 424

EP - 432

JO - Fuel

JF - Fuel

SN - 0016-2361

ER -