Open AccessCombustion of municipal solid wastes with oil shale in a circulating fluidized bed. Quarterly report, quarter ending December 31, 1995
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/179196
Subject(s) - oil shale , waste management , fluidized bed combustion , coal , combustion , environmental science , pollutant , quarter (canadian coin) , fluidized bed , shale oil , petroleum engineering , geology , engineering , chemistry , geography , archaeology , organic chemistry
The objective of this project is to demonstrate that cocombustion of municipal solid waste and oil shale can reduce emissions of gaseous pollutants (SO{sub 2} and HCl) to acceptable levels. Tests in 6- and 15-inch units showed that the oil shale absorbs acid gas pollutants and produces an ash which could be, at the least, disposed of in a normal landfill. Further analysis of the results are underway to estimate scale-up to commercial size. Additional work will be done to evaluate the cementitious properties of oil shale ash