Energy, Cost, and Environmental Impact Analysis of Five RDF Production Facilities

  • Matsuto Toshihiko
    Department of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
  • Tanaka Nobutoshi
    Department of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
  • Kim Youngjae
    Department of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University

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  • 原料ごみ質およびプロセスの異なるRDF生産施設のエネルギー・コスト・環境影響評価

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Abstract

Five Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) production facilities were studied in terms of energy balance, cost balance, and environmental impact. Mass balance of refuse components (cellulose, plastics, incombustibles, and water) were also estimated.<BR>Three facilities were found to be energy efficient, i. e. a larger amount of energy is produced in the form of RDF than the amount consumed for processing and production. Low energy efficiency could be improved in the other two facilities if drying efficiency or operation rate were improved respectively. Heavy metal contents in RDF, one of the major environmental impacts associated with RDF production, were lower than those in household combustible waste due to source separation at households, as well as incombustibles separation in the facilities. The RDF production cost is, however, almost ten-fold that of the distribution price to the user.

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  • CRID
    1390282680274783360
  • NII Article ID
    10002472296
  • NII Book ID
    AN10414685
  • DOI
    10.3985/jswme.7.68
  • ISSN
    1883163X
    18831648
  • Text Lang
    ja
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