Montenay recyclable trash improvements (RTI) project

Conference · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:20017380

Smith, D M; Smith, E F

Municipal trash is converted to a solid fuel for an off-site boiler installation. Existing Miami-Dade Resources Recovery Facilities were modified and new processing facilities were added at a cost of $26 million dollars. This major recycling project was developed over three years, was built in 1996 and was successfully commissioned in 1997. Process machinery includes three modified shredders with a final throughput capacity of 110 tons per hour, conveyors, trommels, and raw product separation equipment. The RTI process makes commercial grade biomass fuel and two soil products. A discussion of process design and testing is presented. Other bulk material handling issues such as delivery contracts for raw trash ad remote site fuel delivery is included. Elements of the plant designs for truck tipping, rejects separation, process and storage buildings are also discussed.

• Research Organization: Birwelco-Montenay, Inc., Miami, FL (US)
• OSTI ID: 20017380
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DESIGN
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OPTIMIZATION
RECYCLING
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT