RDF Characterization for More Efficient Use in Combustion Systems †
by
Radu Kuncser
1,2, 
Marius Enache
1,2,
Septimiu Valasutean
3,
Malina Prisecaru
1,
Elena Pop
1 and
Maria Paraschiv
1,4,* 1
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
2
Romanian R&D Institute for Gas Turbines—COMOTI, 220D Iuliu Maniu St., 061126 Bucharest, Romania
3
S.C. VITALIA-Servicii Pentru Mediu S.A., 6 Poligonului Street, Boldesti Scaeni, 105300 Prahova, Romania
4
National Institute of R&D for Biological Sciences, Department of Biomaterials and Bioproducts, 296 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the 16th International Symposium “Priorities of Chemistry for a Sustainable Development” PRIOCHEM, Bucharest, Romania, 28–30 October 2020.
Proceedings 2020, 57(1), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020057086
Published: 16 November 2020
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 16th International Symposium “Priorities of Chemistry for a Sustainable Development” PRIOCHEM)
1. Introduction
The main systems for solid municipal waste (SMW) management involve the separation of all recyclable materials and the last fraction, usually named refuse-derived fuel (RDF), which contains all non-recyclable materials with different particle sizes and variable moisture, depending on the efficiency of the management system [1,2,3]. Usually, due to its convenient calorific value, the dried RFD is used in the cement industry for the partial replacement of solid fuels [1].
To answer specific issues in the Integrated Management Center from Tarpiu, Bistrita Nasaud County, through the CleanTech Project, funded under the frame of POC 2014–2020 Structural Funds Programme, a complete characterization of produced RDF is under evaluation.
2. Materials and Methods
In this study, the RDF recovered from SMW separation was decomposed in a fixed-bed reactor and the condensable fraction was analyzed be gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) using a Perkin Elmer analyzer.
3. Results
The main compounds in the liquid phase collected during the thermochemical decomposition in an oxygen-free atmosphere of tested RDF were identified. In Figure 1, the chemical structure of these compounds and their retention time are presented.
4. Conclusions
By applying GC/MS analyses, the main compound released by the RDF in thermochemical applications can be identified, which allows a better control of post-treatment procedures efficiency.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Romanian competitiveness operational program (POC 2014-2020) through the knowledge transfer project – CleanTech, POC-P40_308, SMIS: 105958 (http://cleantech.pub.ro/).
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Figure 1.
Main compounds identified by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS).
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Kuncser R, Enache M, Valasutean S, Prisecaru M, Pop E, Paraschiv M. RDF Characterization for More Efficient Use in Combustion Systems. Proceedings. 2020; 57(1):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020057086
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuncser, Radu, Marius Enache, Septimiu Valasutean, Malina Prisecaru, Elena Pop, and Maria Paraschiv. 2020. "RDF Characterization for More Efficient Use in Combustion Systems" Proceedings 57, no. 1: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020057086
