Accession Number:

ADA021655

Title:

Conversion of Solid Waste to Fuels

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jul 1973-Jul 1974

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA

Personal Author(s):

• Benham, C. B.
• Diebold, J.

Report Date:

1976-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

Economic and practical processes for recovering energy from solid waste were studied. Two promising fuels were identified - polymer gasoline and methanol. A nominal 10-pound-per-hour pyrolysis system was constructed and tested. Preliminary cost analyses and studies of the effects of population and energy market value on fuel costs were also conducted.

Descriptors:

• *ENERGY CONVERSION
• *SOLID WASTES
• *WASTE DISPOSAL
• ALCOHOLS
• BENZENE
• COST ANALYSIS
• FUELS
• GASOLINE
• METHYL RADICALS
• MILITARY FACILITIES
• PILOT PLANTS
• PROCESSING
• PYROLYSIS
• SELECTION
• SYNTHESIS(CHEMISTRY)

Subject Categories:

• Non-electrical Energy Conversion
• Civil Engineering
• Fuels

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE