This study was on the physicochemical characteristics of municipal solid wastes (MSW) of various incinerators of within the country. Each sample was analyzed to obtain physical composition, moisture contents, heating value, and chemical composition. T...
This study was on the physicochemical characteristics of municipal solid wastes (MSW) of various incinerators of within the country. Each sample was analyzed to obtain physical composition, moisture contents, heating value, and chemical composition. These characteristics were compared for various incinerators.
In this study the density of the MSW of Ta-dae was 467 ㎏/㎥ which was maximum value. The density of the MSW of Sung-nam was 223 ㎏/㎥ and that of the MSW of Pyung-chon was 228 ㎏/㎥ which were lower than any others.
The largest component of the waste was food waste which value was 40-60%. The percentage of plastics was 10-20% (dry basis 20-40%) which was high one. The moisture contents of the MSW of Euijungbu and Pyung-chon were 63.3% and 61.4%. each of which was relatively high value. Food waste had the highest moisture contents value of 60-78% in the waste. The MSW of Mok-dong showed the highest combustible value of 40.7% and that of the MSW of Pyung-chon showed minimum value of 29.5%. Ash content were highest in the MSW of Sung-seo and lowest in the MSW of Euijungbu. By element analysis sulfur was not detected in the MSW of Il-san, Pyung-chon and Chang-won. The content of chloride was highest in the MSW of Chang-won and lowest in Mok-dong. The content of nitrogen was high in the MSW of Sung-nam and Ta-dae, and lowest in the MSW of Jung-dong. Low heating value was very low in the MSW of ll-san and Sung-seodower than 1000 ㎉/㎏) and specially high in the MSW of Mok-dong and Chang-won(higher than 2000 ㎉/㎏).