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Solid Waste Management

Assuming free Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sulfur and Nitrogen are absent in the waste or their present cant be calculated, Dulong equation in this case is reduced to excluding of water percentage from heat of combustion. Therefore it is redundant. Even more it ignore moisture evaporation during combustion which decrease useful heating.

Water evaporation

Environment temp

Boiling temp

Heat capacity

Latent heat

MJ/kg

Btu/lb

1000Btu/lb

20,0

100,0

0,0

0,3

0,7

288,0

0,3

Energy composition

Component

moisture

Energy

dry energy

water heating

effective energy

Composite energy

% mass

% mass

1000Btu/lb

1000Btu/lb

1000Btu/lb

1000Btu/lb

1000Btu/lb

Organic

Food

9

70

2

0,6

0,2

0,4

0,0

Paper

34

6

7,2

6,8

0,0

6,8

2,3

Cardboard

6

5

7

6,7

0,0

6,6

0,4

Plastics

7

2

14

13,7

0,0

13,7

1,0

Textiles

2

10

7,5

6,8

0,0

6,7

0,1

Rubber

0,5

2

10

9,8

0,0

9,8

0,0

Leather

0,5

10

7,5

6,8

0,0

6,7

0,0

Yard

18,5

60

2,8

1,1

0,2

0,9

0,2

Wood

2

20

8

6,4

0,1

6,3

0,1

Inorganic

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

Glass

8

2

0,06

0,1

0,0

0,1

0,0

Tin Cans

6

3

0,3

0,3

0,0

0,3

0,0

Al

0,5

2

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

Other met

3

3

0,3

0,3

0,0

0,3

0,0

Dirt

3

8

3

2,8

0,0

2,7

0,1

Total

100

203

69,66

62,0

0,6

61,4

4,3

New profile

Component

%

new

effective energy

Composite energy

% change

remaining

% mass

1000Btu/lb

1000Btu/lb

Organic

0

Food

9,0

10,6

0,4

0,0

Paper

30,0

23,8

28,0

6,8

1,9

Cardboard

30,0

4,2

4,9

6,6

0,3

Plastics

30,0

4,9

5,8

13,7

0,8

Textiles

2,0

2,4

6,7

0,2

Rubber

0,5

0,6

9,8

0,1

Leather

0,5

0,6

6,7

0,0

Yard

18,5

21,8

0,9

0,2

Wood

2,0

2,4

6,3

0,1

Inorganic

0,0

Glass

8,0

9,4

0,1

0,0

Tin Cans

6,0

7,1

0,3

0,0

Al

30,0

0,4

0,4

0,0

0,0

Other met

30,0

2,1

2,5

0,3

0,0

Dirt

3,0

3,5

2,7

0,1

Total

84,9

100,0

61,4

3,8

Result

%

Energy content loss

12

Source reduction

15

Energy potential remaining

75

Energy potential loss

25

Beneficial products

Plastics

13,7

Rubber

9,8

Paper

6,8

Textiles

6,7

Leather

6,7

Cardboard

6,6

Wood

6,3

Dirt

2,7

Yard

0,9

Food

0,4

Tin Cans

0,3

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