Determining the biomass fraction of mixed waste fuels : A comparison of existing industry and (14)C-based methodologies
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 35(2015) vom: 05. Jan., Seite 293-300 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2015
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.) |
| Schlagworte: | Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't (14)C (AMS/LSC) methods Bioenergy Energy-from-waste (EfW) plant Manual sort Selective dissolution Biofuels Carbon Radioisotopes |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (14)C analysis of flue gas by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) and liquid scintillation counting (LSC) were used to determine the biomass fraction of mixed waste at an operational energy-from-waste (EfW) plant. Results were converted to bioenergy (% total) using mathematical algorithms and assessed against existing industry methodologies which involve manual sorting and selective dissolution (SD) of feedstock. Simultaneous determinations using flue gas showed excellent agreement: 44.8 ± 2.7% for AMS and 44.6 ± 12.3% for LSC. Comparable bioenergy results were obtained using a feedstock manual sort procedure (41.4%), whilst a procedure based on selective dissolution of representative waste material is reported as 75.5% (no errors quoted). (14)C techniques present significant advantages in data acquisition, precision and reliability for both electricity generator and industry regulator |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 31.08.2015 Date Revised 25.11.2016 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1879-2456 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.09.023 |