Resource recovery is an attractive alternative to the waste disposal problem. The chief by-product of this process, refuse derived fuel (RDF) can be co-fired in traditional coal burning facilities. The cement industry is a potential user of RDF. This study, based on a test burn done at Texas Industries Inc. in Midlothian, Texas, demonstrated the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of using RDF fuel in a cement kiln. Technically, the cement showed no deleterious effects when RDF was substituted for coal/natural gas at 20% by Btu content. Environmentally, acid rain gases were reduced. Economically, RDF was shown to be a cost effective fuel substitute if a resource recovery facility was erected on site.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504331 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Brooks, Cheryl L. (Cheryl Leigh) |
| Contributors | Daugherty, Kenneth E., Atkinson, Samuel F., Dickson, Kenneth L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 58 leaves: ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Ellis County - Midlothian |
| Rights | Public, Brooks, Cheryl L. (Cheryl Leigh), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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