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The use of solid wastes as a fuel in the cement industry in the UK

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5766926
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Blue Circle has installed a commercial plant for processing and firing MSW as a fuel in cement kilns. The plant, a world first, has operated successfully since 1979 at Wiltshire, UK. By the end of January 1984, 173,000 tonnes of refuse had been processed.

OSTI ID:
5766926
Report Number(s):
CONF-841121-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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