Resource recovery and flash pyrolysis of municipal refuse
Journal Article
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· Waste Age; (United States)
OSTI ID:7341707
The Occidental Resource Recovery System is designed to be a low-pollution, low net cost technique for disposal of municipal refuse and recovery of its valuable energy and mineral constituents. Ferrous metals, clean glass cullet, and an aluminum-rich non-ferrous fraction are recovered as readily marketable commodities. The proprietary FLASH PYROLYSIS process converts the organic portion of the refuse into about 1 barrel of low sulfur liquid fuel from each ton of raw refuse. The pyrolysis reactor operates at modest temperature and pressure and uses no catalyst, hydrogen, oxygen, or supplemental fuel. The pyrolytic oil product has been shown by independent tests to be useable as a substitute for No. 6 residual (Bunker C) fuel oil in a steam-generating boiler furnace. The complete process will be demonstrated at a 200 ton per day plant now under construction in San Diego County, California. Other applications of the Occidental technology include production of a solid fuel from municipal refuse, pyrolysis of industrial organic wastes such as tree bark, and gasification of organic wastes by flash pyrolysis.
- OSTI ID:
- 7341707
- Journal Information:
- Waste Age; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Age; (United States) Vol. 7:5; ISSN WAGEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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09 BIOMASS FUELS
090122* -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass-- (1976-1989)
42 ENGINEERING
420900 -- Engineering-- Waste Processing Plants & Equipment-- (-1989)
ALUMINIUM
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
GLASS
IRON
LIQUEFACTION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OCCIDENTAL FLASH PYROLYSIS PROCESS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
SOLID WASTES
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
090122* -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass-- (1976-1989)
42 ENGINEERING
420900 -- Engineering-- Waste Processing Plants & Equipment-- (-1989)
ALUMINIUM
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
GLASS
IRON
LIQUEFACTION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OCCIDENTAL FLASH PYROLYSIS PROCESS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
SOLID WASTES
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES