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WTE, Non-Recycled Combustible Wastes in Cement Production

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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

Definition of Subject

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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  1. Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas

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    Robert A. Meyers

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Bourtsalas, A.(. (2017). WTE, Non-Recycled Combustible Wastes in Cement Production. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1046-1

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