Development of a waste-to-energy plan: city of Columbia, Missouri
The objective of the investigation is the development of a practical plan whereby energy can be recovered from the solid wastes generated in the Columbia, Missouri area. This plan proceeds only to the point at which the City of Columbia and the University of Missouri can determine their most appropriate course of action. The approaches explored in the development of the plan include: use of shredded solid waste in the existing stoker-fired boilers and use of unprocessed solid waste as fuel in modular burning units equipped with waste heat boilers for the production of steam. This approach would be applicable to the University of Missouri system, which has the potential capability of utilizing all of the steam which could be produced from the available waste and also would potentially be applicable for local industrial uses. The other approach is the use of the gases of combustion from the primary chambers of modular burning units for direct injection into the furnace of an existing gas-fired municipal boiler. This approach has been extended to include coal-fired boilers as well. Included in the investigation is a general assessment of the type and quantities of hazardous wastes generated in the community. The specific needs of the University of Missouri (UMC) regarding incineration of hazardous waste were specifically investigated because this method would have a decided impact on all of the potential waste to energy plans for the community. (MCW)
- Research Organization:
- Columbia, City of, MO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG01-79CS20239
- OSTI ID:
- 5415112
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CS/20239-1; ON: DE82009288
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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