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Application Prospect of Torrefaction in Municipal Solid Waste Pretreatment

  • YANG Qiu ,
  • WANG Ya-zhuo ,
  • LIN Zhen-rong ,
  • YUAN Hao-ran ,
  • GU Jing ,
  • HUHETAOLI ,
  • SUN Fu-an ,
  • HE Ming-yang
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  • 1. Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    2. CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    3. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    4. Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China

Received date: 2017-02-20

  Revised date: 2017-04-06

  Online published: 2017-06-30

Abstract

Municipal solid waste (MSW) in China features high moisture content, complex composition, nonuniform dimensions, high processing cost, and easy to generate dioxins or other pollutants in the process of combustion, resulting secondary pollution, these problems restrict its utilization. The limitations of traditional pretreatment methods were briefly summarized, and the research progress on torrefaction pretreatment of biomass was introduced. The physical and chemical performances of the biomass were significantly improved after torrefaction. As there exist large amount of biomass wastes in the MSW combustible components in China, the application of torrefaction in MSW pretreatment can improve the physical-chemical properties and the thermal conversion efficiency of MSW, and reduces secondary pollution. This treatment technology provides a new way for the efficient and clean utilization of MSW.

Cite this article

YANG Qiu , WANG Ya-zhuo , LIN Zhen-rong , YUAN Hao-ran , GU Jing , HUHETAOLI , SUN Fu-an , HE Ming-yang . Application Prospect of Torrefaction in Municipal Solid Waste Pretreatment[J]. Advances in New and Renewable Energy, 2017 , 5(3) : 218 -225 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-560X.2017.03.009

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