Discussion of and reply to ``A new processing system for the production of improved refuse derived fuel and recyclables from municipal solid waste``

Conference · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:118715

Smisko, J ^[1]; Eley, M H; Guinn, G R ^[2]

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1. Commerce Refuse to Energy Facility, CA (United States)
2. Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (United States). Johnson Research Center

The author presents some comments that contribute to the content and appropriate use of this paper by Michael H. Eley and Gerald R. Guinn. Some of the questions asked concern the following: contamination and marketability of the melted plastic lumps; plastics content of refuse; woody biomass reduced to mulch; quality of recycled material; odor and particulate control; ash content; and corrosion problems. This article also contains the original authors` reply to the comments and questions.

• OSTI ID: 118715
• Report Number(s): CONF-940652-; ISBN 0-7918-1209-X; TRN: IM9546%%116
• Resource Relation: Conference: 16. biennial national waste processing conference, Boston, MA (United States), 5-8 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 1994 national waste processing conference: Supplement -- Discussions; PB: 94 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MUNICIPAL WASTES
WASTE PROCESSING
SOLID WASTES
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
PRODUCTION
METALS
RECYCLING
PLASTICS
TEXTILES
GLASS