Municipal-waste-combustion multipollutant study, emission test report. Maine Energy Recovery Company, refuse-derived-fuel facility, Biddeford, Maine. Volume 1. Summary of results. Final report, December 1987-May 1988

Scheil, G; Klamm, S; Whitacre, M; Surman, J; Kelly, W

Title: Municipal-waste-combustion multipollutant study, emission test report. Maine Energy Recovery Company, refuse-derived-fuel facility, Biddeford, Maine. Volume 1. Summary of results. Final report, December 1987-May 1988

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The report gives results of an emission test of a new municipal solid waste combustor, in Biddeford, ME, that burns refuse-derived fuel and is equipped with a lime spray dryer fabric filter (SD/FF) emission control system. Control efficiency of the SD/FF emission control system was measured for polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins (PCDD), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF), particulate matter (PM), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}), and hydrogen chloride (HCl). Additional continuous monitoring was conducted for oxygen (O{sub 2}), carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and total hydrocarbons (THC).

Authors:: Scheil, G; Klamm, S; Whitacre, M; Surman, J; Kelly, W

Publication Date:: Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

Research Org.:: Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 6671666

Report Number(s):: PB-90-228834/XAB

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: See also Volume 2, PB--90-228842; Also available in set of 3 reports PC E99/MF E99, PB--90-228826

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; COMBUSTORS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; MUNICIPAL WASTES; COMBUSTION; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EFFICIENCY; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; ARSENIC; BENZOFURANS; CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; DESIGN; DIOXIN; FABRIC FILTERS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEAD; MAINE; MATERIALS RECOVERY; MERCURY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; PARTICULATES; POWER PLANTS; PROGRESS REPORT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCRUBBERS; SITE SURVEYS; SPRAY DRYING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONTROL; DOCUMENT TYPES; DRYING; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FEDERAL REGION I; FILTERS; FUELS; FURANS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; MANAGEMENT; METALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; POLLUTION; PROCESSING; RECOVERY; SEMIMETALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR OXIDES; TESTING; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; USA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; 320604* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Municipal Waste Management- (1980-); 540120 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 092000 - Biomass Fuels- Combustion- (1990-)

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                    Scheil, G, Klamm, S, Whitacre, M, Surman, J, and Kelly, W. Municipal-waste-combustion multipollutant study, emission test report. Maine Energy Recovery Company, refuse-derived-fuel facility, Biddeford, Maine. Volume 1. Summary of results. Final report, December 1987-May 1988.  United States: N. p., 1989. 
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                    Scheil, G, Klamm, S, Whitacre, M, Surman, J, & Kelly, W. Municipal-waste-combustion multipollutant study, emission test report. Maine Energy Recovery Company, refuse-derived-fuel facility, Biddeford, Maine. Volume 1. Summary of results. Final report, December 1987-May 1988.  United States.

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                    Scheil, G, Klamm, S, Whitacre, M, Surman, J, and Kelly, W. 1989.  
        "Municipal-waste-combustion multipollutant study, emission test report. Maine Energy Recovery Company, refuse-derived-fuel facility, Biddeford, Maine. Volume 1. Summary of results. Final report, December 1987-May 1988".  United States.

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