DEMONSTRATION TEST OF REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL AS A SUPPLEMENTAL FUEL IN CEMENT KILNS

Fluff refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from Baltimore County, Maryland, residential solid waste was successfully tested as a supplementary fuel with pulverized coal in a large rotary cement kiln. RDF was produced at the Baltimore County Resource Recovery Facility, a joint project of Baltimore County and the State's Maryland Environmental Service. Tests were conducted by Teledyne National in cooperation with the Lehigh Portland Cement Company. A total of 1400 tons of RDF was burned in a 700 ton-per-day kiln, contributing an average of 30% of the kiln heat. There were four days of initial testing followed by a 27-day extended test of which 20 days involved burning RDF. Cement quality and chemistry, RDF characteristics, and air emissions were determined.

• Corporate Authors:

  Telednyne National

  Cockeysville, MD  United States  21404

  Maryland Department of Natural Resources

  Annapolis, MD  United States  8504
• Authors:
  • Willey, C R
  • Weinberger, C S
• Publication Date: 1985-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 75 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement kilns; Coal; Demonstration projects; Fuels; Heating (Structures); Ovens; Pulverized fly ash; Refuse
• Old TRIS Terms: Pulverized fuel ash
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451641
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 2000 12:00AM