Use of RDF to dry recovered froth-floated glass. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7013415· OSTI ID:7013415

An evaluation is made of the technical and economic feasibility of using waste- or refuse-derived fuel, at a resource recovery site, to provide the energy for drying glass recovered by froth flotation. A survey of equipment manufacturers and a technical study of an assembly, including a waste combusting unit, heat exchanger, and dryer is conducted. An equipment package is defined and costed. The analysis shows that, at the present price of oil, and probably for the next decade, drying froth-floated glass is done more economically, simply, and compactly with fuel oil than with refuse-derived fuel in a single-use, dedicated combustor.

• Research Organization: National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-76CS20167
• OSTI ID: 7013415
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20167-02
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
09 BIOMASS FUELS
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ENERGY DEMAND
FUEL OILS
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
GLASS
DRYING
RECOVERY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EVALUATION
COMBUSTORS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ECONOMICS
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FUEL SUBSTITUTION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
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RECYCLING
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
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LIQUID FUELS
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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WASTES
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