title: Viability study of automobile shredder residue as fuel.
abstract: Car Fluff samples collected from a shredding plant in Italy were classified based on particle size, and three different size fractions were obtained in this way. A comparison between these size fractions and the original light fluff was made from two different points of view: (i) the properties of each size fraction as a fuel were evaluated and (ii) the pollutants evolved when each size fraction was subjected to combustion were studied. The aim was to establish which size fraction would be the most suitable for the purposes of energy recovery. The light fluff analyzed contained up to 50 wt.% fines (particle size<20 mm). However, its low calorific value and high emissions of polychlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs), generated during combustion, make the fines fraction inappropriate for energy recovery, and therefore, landfilling would be the best option. The 50-100 mm fraction exhibited a high calorific value and low PCDD/F emissions were generated when the sample was combusted, making it the most suitable fraction for use as refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Results obtained suggest that removing fines from the original ASR sample would lead to a material product that is more suitable for use as RDF.
authors.affiliation: University Institute for Chemical Processes, University of Alicante, PO Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain. mar.edo@ua.es
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edo
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aracil
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Font
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anzano
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fullana
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Collina
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004147:Dioxins / Q000737:chemistry; D005060:Europe; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry; D017745:Incineration; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter; D059027:Recycling; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature; D013818:Thermogravimetry
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D005663:Furans; D008670:Metals; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D052638:Particulate Matter; D002713:Chlorine
keywords: ASR; Energy recovery; Light fluff; PCDD/Fs; RDF