Tire derived fuel, cofiring with coal

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States)

OSTI ID:7032004

Stopek, D J ^[1]; Licklider, P L ^[2]; Millis, A K ^[3]; Diewald, D J ^[4]

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1. R and D, Decatu, IL (US)
2. Power Plant Performance, Decatur, IL (US)
3. Technical Performance, Baldwin Power Station (US)
4. Coal and Yard, Baldwin Power Station (US)

It is estimated that each year, a waste tire is generated for every four persons in this country. Only about 25 percent of these tires are currently recycled. This results in a tremendous ongoing disposal problem for out communities. In the past, waste tires were stored in piles. These tire storage piles are hazardous to nearby communities, as a source of insect breeding grounds and as a dangerous fire hazard. Burial of used tires is a waste of valuable landfill space. One alternative is to use waste tires as a fuel supplement with coal. This paper describes the test program conducted by Illinois Power on the 560 MW cyclone-fired boiler at Baldwin Power Station and reviews national activities related to tire-derived fuel (TDF) cofiring with coal.

• OSTI ID: 7032004
• Report Number(s): CONF-920432--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proceedings of the American Power Conference; (United States) Journal Volume: 54:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
014000 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Combustion
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200103* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste-Fueled Systems
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290400 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Resources
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
BOILERS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COCOMBUSTION
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTORS
CONVERSION
CYCLONE COMBUSTORS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HAZARDS
ILLINOIS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INDUSTRY
MATERIALS
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDATION
POWER PLANTS
REFUSE-FUELED POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TIRES
USA
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES