WTE: Non-recycled Combustible Wastes in Cement Production

Bourtsalas, A. C. (Thanos)

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A. C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas⁴

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Glossary

AF:: Alternative fuels that can be used in the cement production. These include waste materials with high calorific value and relatively low chlorine content
MBT:: Mechanical and biological treatment where mixed MSW is separated to recyclables, compostables, and RDF
MRF:: Material recovery facilities
MSW:: Municipal solid waste
RDF/SRF:: Combustibles separated at MRF or MBT plants; they are used as fuel, either in WTE power plants or alternative fuel in cement kilns
WTE:: Waste to energy

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) contains high calorific value materials, such as non-recycled plastics and paper, which may be sorted out at material recovery facilities and used as alternative fuels (AF) in the cement industry. This is associated with multiple economic and environmental benefits. The objective of this chapter is to assess the environmental and economic aspects of the use of AF derived from MSW in the cement industry. The evaluation is discussed by including two...

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Bourtsalas, A.C.(. (2019). WTE: Non-recycled Combustible Wastes in Cement Production. In: Themelis, N., Bourtsalas, A. (eds) Recovery of Materials and Energy from Urban Wastes. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7850-2_1046

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