Abstract
An alternative to solve the problem of energy supply is to find the renewable energy sources which have abundant reserves. Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) can be one of the solutions to form a Refused Derived Fuels (RDF) such as MSW char briquette through pyrolysis and densification processes. In this work, thermogravimetry analysis has been performed to analyze the combustion characteristic of MSW char briquette. The sample was made by 70 wt.% of the MSW organic components and 30 wt.% of the MSW non organic components. 20 grams of the sample were heated in the reactor whose temperature was increased by 10 °C/min from room temperature to 400 °C. The samples were then held for 30 minutes before it was cooled down to room temperature. Approximately, 100 ml/min of the nitrogen gas was introduced from the bottom of the reactor as a swept gas. Three grams of the produced char taken from earlier process was placed in the furnace whose temperature was increased by a selected heating rate until the mass of the sample was nearly constant. The results showed that the burning profiles of RDF could not be approached directly from the sum of a single component, because of the processing parameters affecting the combustion processes. Compared with the experimental results, the calculation of the combustion activation energy showed a significant difference indicating that the briquette combustion could be approximated by a Shrinking Core Model (SCM).
Highlights
The increasing demand of energy forces the exploration of new and renewable energy sources
It can be seen that ITVM occurred at 148.5 °C, ITFC was at 289 °C, peak temperature (PT) was at 346.6 °C, and burn out temperature (BT) was at 430.9 °C (Himawanto et al, 2011)
The result shows that ITVM occurred at 228 °C, ITFC was at 457.7 °C, PT was at 416.5 °C, and BT was at 448.7 °C
Summary
The increasing demand of energy forces the exploration of new and renewable energy sources. One of the energy sources having abundant reserves is Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Suitable technology to extract the energy from the wastes is still under research. Advanced researchs are required because the conversion process must be a green technology to accommodate the environmental requirement. The basic problem of MSW treatment is that they are produced in a huge amount with highly varied compositions. The compositions of MSW in one country are different from that of the others. Indonesia produces approximately 36.5 billion tons of municipal solid wastes. One of the alternative technologies to convert the wastes into energy is using pyrolysis, because it can convert the solid wastes into three type of fuels: solids, gaseous and liquids
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