Abstract
Europe and the Far East have been using refuse-to-energy plants to power turbine generators in the production of electricity. If the U.S. would convert the total municipal refuse to energy at normal efficiency, 6% of the total U.S. electric production could be produced. Pelletized solid waste (refuse-derived fuel (RDF)) can be mixed with coal and burned in existing industrial spreader stoker-fired boilers. An RDF-to-coal volume ratio of 11 : 1 corresponding to a weight ratio of 40 : 60 and an energy ratio fo 23 : 77 was burned in a completely unmodified steam plant without unusual variations in equipment operation for a 24-h period. In addition, there was significant reduction in both SO/sub 2/ and HC emissions compared to low-sulfur coal. Difficulties were experienced with an RDF-to-coal volume ratio of 2 : 1. Control data were established for comparative purposes by burning coal for a 24-h period.
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