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EMISSION ASSESSMENT OF REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL COMBUSTION: SUSPENSION FIRING
Citation:
Arand, J., L. Muzio, AND R. Barbour. EMISSION ASSESSMENT OF REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL COMBUSTION: SUSPENSION FIRING. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-85/117 (NTIS PB86114725), 1985.
Description:
The suspension burning investigation was conducted in a horizontal laboratory boiler firing at a nominal heat input of 440 kw. The boiler had been modified to simulate large utility boilers and was further modified to investigate co-firing and tri-firing of coal, RDF, and hazardous liquids. Criteria emissions were obtained for a large number of co-fired conditions; many showed reduced nitric oxide emissions with co-firing relative to coal combustion. Organic and inorganic samples of the flue gas showed only two conditions where polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's) were present. Those conditions were with tri-fired powder RDF, coal, and waste oil. Screening criteria showed levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) were below threshold values requiring complete analysis.