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Investigation of the self-heating and spontaneous ignition of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) during storage.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19963363     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF)-RDF-5 according to ASTM guidelines-derived from municipal solid waste and other waste materials, has been prepared as a fuel source for power plants in Japan. RDF has been known as a stable and safe solid-fuel. However, some spontaneous ignition incidents occurred during storage of RDF in certain facilities. In the present study, the storage conditions, which might induce the spontaneous ignition in RDF samples, was investigated to understand and prevent this phenomenon. When the initial temperature of RDF sample was consistent, higher water content and shorter induction times was observed (e.g., the induction times of select RDF samples with 5.8% and 16.7% water content, was 446 and 270 min, respectively). Also, the induction time was affected by the size of a RDF sample. No relationship between bacterial fermentation and spontaneous ignition was observed. The linear relationship between the induction time and the inverse of the initial temperature of the RDF sample was obtained in the Arrhenius equation.
Authors:
Akio Yasuhara; Yuko Amano; Takayuki Shibamoto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-12-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Waste management (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1879-2456     ISO Abbreviation:  Waste Manag     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-11     Completed Date:  2010-07-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9884362     Medline TA:  Waste Manag     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1161-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Incineration
Power Plants*
Refuse Disposal
Waste Management
Waste Products*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Waste Products

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