title: Characterization of Korean solid recovered fuels (SRFs): an analysis and comparison of SRFs.
abstract: To date, Korea has used four species of solid recovered fuels (SRFs) which have been certified by the Environmental Ministry of Korea: refuse-derived fuel (RDF), refused plastic fuel (RPF), tyre-derived fuel (TDF), and wood chip fuel (WCF). These fuels have been used in many industrial boilers. In this study, seven regulatory properties associated with each of the four species: particle size, moisture and ash content, lower heating value (LHV), total chlorine, sulfur, and heavy metals content (Pb, As, Cd, Hg, Cr) were analysed. These properties are the main regulation criteria for the usage and transfer of SRFs in Korea. Different properties of each SRF were identified on the basis of data collected over the last 3 years in Korea, and the manufacturing process problem associated with the production of SRFs were considered. It was found that the high moisture content of SRFs (especially WCF) could directly lead to the low LHV of SRFs and that the poor screening and sorting of raw materials could cause defective SRF products with high ash or chlorine contents. The information obtained from this study could contribute to the manufacturing of SRF with good quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Eco-Machinery Systems, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon-Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Soyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hang-Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seock-Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources; D017745:Incineration; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D014866:Waste Products