ERDA/waste management RefCom project begun in Pompano
Refuse conversion to methane (RefCom) is a $2.8 million plant in Pompano Beach, Florida, which will evaluate the gasification process to determine whether large plants of its type might provide a valuable energy source for the nation's urban areas. The 100-TPD plant is expected to produce about 3000 ft/sup 3/ of methane (CH/sub 4/) gas and 3000 ft/sup 3/ of carbon dioxide from each ton of processed refuse. Experts estimate that a 1000 TPD plant could produce enought CH/sub 4/ to serve the gas needs of 10,000 homes, and at the same time reduce the volume of solid wastes and sludge by 70%. RefCOM is designed to blend shredded organic wastes and primary sludge through anaerobic digestion to create clean-burning CH/sub 4/.
- OSTI ID:
- 5088045
- Journal Information:
- Waste Age; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Age; (United States) Vol. 8:3; ISSN WAGEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604 -- Energy Conservation
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& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOSYNTHESIS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DIGESTION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLORIDA
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GASIFICATION
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PILOT PLANTS
PROCESSING
SOLID WASTES
SOUTHEAST REGION
SYNTHESIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES