Waste incineration and energy recovery

S.S. Penner, D.P.Y. Chang, R. Goulard and T. Lester

Energy, 1988, vol. 13, issue 12, 845-851

Abstract: We discuss the implications of waste incineration on energy production at currently achieved conversion efficiencies to electricity and for realistic estimates of incinerable fractions of municipal, hazardous, and biomedical wastes. We find approximate steady-state contributions in the U.S. of 6.1 × 103, (3.0–3.9) × 103 and 0.5 × 103 MWe for these three technologies, respectively. A combustion-research agenda for waste incinerators is summarized briefly. Its implementation may be expected to contribute to the efficacious development of waste-incineration technologies and associated energy recovery.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(88)90049-7

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