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The document provides detailed properties of various solid waste components, including density, moisture content, elemental composition, and energy content. It categorizes materials such as food waste, paper, plastics, and metals, presenting ranges and typical values for each property. Additionally, it includes proximate and ultimate chemical analyses of municipal solid waste, highlighting moisture, volatile matter, and heating values.

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Solideeeee

The document provides detailed properties of various solid waste components, including density, moisture content, elemental composition, and energy content. It categorizes materials such as food waste, paper, plastics, and metals, presenting ranges and typical values for each property. Additionally, it includes proximate and ultimate chemical analyses of municipal solid waste, highlighting moisture, volatile matter, and heating values.

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TYPICAL SOLID WASTE PROPERTIES

Density (Kg/m3) Moisture (%) % by Mass (Dry basis) Inert residue (%) Energy (KJ/Kg)
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Sulphur
Components Range Typical Range Typical Ash Range Typical Range Typical
(C) (H) (O) (N) (S)
Food wastes 120-480 290 50-80 70 48.0 6.4 37.6 2.6 0.40 5.0 2-8 5 3500-7000 4650
Paper 30-130 85 4-10 6 43.5 6.0 44.0 0.3 0.20 6.0 4-8 6 11600-18600 16750
Cardboard 30-80 50 4-8 5 44.0 5.9 44.6 0.3 0.20 5.0 3-6 5 13950-17450 16300
Plastics 30-130 65 1-4 2 60.0 7.2 22.8 - - 10.0 6-20 10 27900-37200 32600
Textiles/ Fabric 30-100 65 6-15 10 55.0 6.6 31.2 4.6 0.15 2.5 2-4 2.5 15100-18600 17450
Rubber 90-200 130 1-4 2 78.0 10.0 - 2.0 - 10.0 8-20 10 20900-27900 23250
Leather 90-260 160 8-12 10 60.0 3.0 11.6 10.0 0.40 10.0 8-20 10 15100-19800 17450
Garden trimmings 60-225 105 30-80 60 47.8 6.0 38.0 3.4 0.30 4.5 2-6 4.5 2300-18600 6500
Wood 120-320 240 15-40 20 49.5 6.0 42.7 0.2 0.10 1.5 0.6-2 1.5 17450-19800 18600
Glass 160-480 195 1-4 2 - - - - - - 96-99 98 100-250 150
Tins / cans 45-160 80 2-4 3 - - - - - - 96-99 98 250-1200 700
Nonferrous metals 60-240 160 2-4 2 - - - - - - 90-99 96 - -
Ferrous metals 120-1200 320 2-6 3 - - - - - - 94-99 98 250-1200 700
Dirt, Ashes, Brickbats etc 320-960 480 6-12 8 26.3 3.0 2.0 0.5 0.20 68.0 60-80 70 2300-11650 7000
Municipal solid waste
Uncompacted 90-180 130 15-40 20 - - - - - - - - 9300-12800 10500
Compacted (in compacter truck) 180-450 300 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Compacted (in landfill normal) 350-550 475 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Well compacted (in landfill) 600-750 600 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Data for components as discarded basis after combustion as discarded basis

PROXIMATE & ULTIMATE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE


Value (%) Value (%)
Proximate Analysis Range Typical Ultimate Analysis Range Typical
Moisture 15-40 20 Carbon 40-60 47
Density of gases at SPT
Volatile Matter 40-60 53 Hydrogen 4-8 6
Fixed Carbon 5-12 7 Oxygen 30-50 40 Air 1.33 Kg/m3
Non Combustibles 15-30 20 Nitrogen 0.2-0.1 0.8 CH4 0.71 Kg/m3
Heating Value (KJ/Kg) Sulphur 0.05-0.30 0.2 CO2 1.97 Kg/m3
Organic Fraction (KJ/Kg) 12000-16000 14000 Ash 1-10 6
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