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The Use of Residual Municipal Solid Waste as an Alternative Fuel Cover

The Use of Residual Municipal Solid Waste as an Alternative Fuel

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|Feb 2023

Figures & Tables

Morphological composition of MSW in the largest cities of Ukraine

City
Kyiv [39]Kharkiv [40]Odesa [41]Dnipro [42]Zaporizhzhia [43]Lviv [44]
Population, thsd.persons [32]2 967.41 443.21017.7990.7731.9724.3
MSW, %
Food32.8541.3829.3337.8529.326
Paper and cardboard11.3113.454.856.610.810
Plastic17.647.6713.02714.413
Glass10.517.7423.7411.711.04
Metal1.752.873.840.450.81.5
Textiles3.463.812.063.6412.98
Wood1.021.671.642.7910.95.5
Unsorted residue21.4521.4141.5129.969.932

Feasibility of construction of Solid WIP and RDF boilers for the largest cities in Ukraine

#Cities of UkraineNumber of People in 2019, thsd. peopleQuantity of mixed residual MSW, thsd. tonnesHeat energy, thsd. GcalNumber of WIP with heat recovery, UnitsCapacity of WIP with heat recovery, thousand tonnesBiogas, million m3Natural gas savings, million m3
MSWRDFMSWRDFMSWRDF
1Kyiv2 9679201000 3 300 130
2Kharkiv1 434389435 2 200 55
3Odesa1 016436 220 1 2002627
4Dnipro991281315 1 300 40
5Zaporizhzhia732215240 1 200 30
6Lviv724204229 1 200 30
Total: 81 26312

Compliance of the emissions of the 8 Waste-to-Energy plants operating in Poland [19] with the Directive 2010/75/EC [17]

Polluting substanceEmission limit values, mg/Nm3
Directive 2010/75/EC [18]8 WtE plants operating in Poland [19]
Total dust102…4.6
Carbon monoxide (CO)503.31…29.00
Nitrogen monoxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), expressed as NO2 for existing waste incineration plants with a nominal capacity exceeding 6 tonnes per hour or new waste incineration plants20074.85…176.13
Sulphur dioxide (SO2)505.4….19.9
Hydrogen chloride (HCl)100.3…2.63
Hydrogen fluoride (HF)10…0.44
Mercury and its compounds, expressed as mercury (Hg)0.050.001…0.005
Cadmium and Thallium and its compounds, expressed as cadmium (Cd) and thallium (Tl)0.050.001…0.023
Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel and Vanadium (Sb + As + Pb + Cr + Co + Cu + Mn + Ni + V)0.50.007…0.134
Dioxins and furans0.10.00018...0.0824

Feasibility of construction of Solid WIP and RDF boilers for the large cities in Ukraine

#Cities of UkraineNumber of People in 2019, thsd. peopleQuantity of mixed residual MSW, thsd. tonnesHeat energy MSW, thsd. GcalNumber of WIP with heat recovery, UnitsCapacity of Solid WIP with heat recovery, thsd. tonnesNatural gas savings, million m3
1Kryvyi Rih619214240120030
2Mykolaiv480171192115018
Total: 2 48

Waste Composition by Income Level [8]

Classified according to World Bank estimates of 2015 GNI per capita, PPPWaste Composition by Income Level, %
Food and greenPaper and cardboardPlasticGlassRubber and leatherWoodMetalOther
High ($12.476 or more)322513544611
Upper middle ($4.036–$12.475)541211411215
Lower middle ($1.026–$4.035)5312,511311217
Low ($1.025 or less)5676.41-1217

CO2 emission values [19]

FuelCO2, kgCO2/Mg
Coal2 603
Biomassa (wood)1 540
RDF1 247
MSW1 063
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0045 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 147 - 158
Submitted on: Jul 8, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 26, 2022
Published on: Feb 3, 2023
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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