Energy from solid wastes

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:5192187

Cheremisinoff, P N; Morresi, A G

Solid wastes present both a troublesome and expensive disposal problem and a potential source of energy. The purpose of this book is to alert engineers, managers, and others to the possibilities of wastes as an energy source. An introductory chapter outlines the sources and composition of municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastes. Economic considerations affecting the decision on the type of waste disposal or processing are outlined. Solid-waste combustion with resource and energy recovery is under study in St. Louis and East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and pyrolysis systems are under construction in Baltimore and Saugus, Massachusetts. The European, Japanese, and Canadian experiences with steam generation from solid-waste combustion are reviewed. Research efforts to convert wastes into gaseous fuels by anaerobic digestion, hydrogasification, and pyrolysis are summarized. Recycling of plastics and waste oils is another potential energy source. Animal wastes can be used to produce methane, char, fuel oil, or single-cell protein. The methane generated in sanitary landfills can possibly be recovered. Wood wastes and sewage sludge can be burned as fuel. Solid-waste-separation methods and metals recovery from solid wastes are reviewed in the final chapters. 167 references. (JSR)

• OSTI ID: 5192187
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
ANIMAL FEEDS
BIOCONVERSION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CONVERSION
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DECOMPOSITION
DIGESTION
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOOD
FUEL GAS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
MANURES
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METHANE
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANNING
PLASTICS
POWER GENERATION
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
SOLID WASTES
STEAM GENERATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE OILS
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES