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View article: Conceptual design and process assessment of a MSW waste-to-energy plant with oxy-combustion CO <sub>2</sub> capture
Conceptual design and process assessment of a MSW waste-to-energy plant with oxy-combustion CO <sub>2</sub> capture Open
Capturing CO2 from waste to energy plants has attracted increasing interest, particularly for the goal of achieving negative emissions. Oxy-combustion is a competitive alternative technology for CO2 capture. The main challenge is that oxyg…
View article: Scenario analysis tool for estimating future waste composition and amounts toward a circular economy
Scenario analysis tool for estimating future waste composition and amounts toward a circular economy Open
Municipal solid waste management has a potential to increase circularity by reduction of virgin material extraction and use of secondary materials. A scenario analysis tool was developed to assess whether circular economy goals are attaina…
View article: What is the potential of bioCCS to deliver negative emissions in Norway? From biomass mapping to a window of negative emissions potential
What is the potential of bioCCS to deliver negative emissions in Norway? From biomass mapping to a window of negative emissions potential Open
Negative emissions have been highlighted as a key component of achieving the net-zero ambition. However, ground-up approaches are necessary to better understand the realistic potential of negative emissions technologies at the national or …
View article: Sintering Behaviors of Synthetic Biomass Ash
Sintering Behaviors of Synthetic Biomass Ash Open
Entrained flow gasification of biomass provides the opportunity to convert low-grade biogenic feedstocks to high-grade synthetic fuels. For a top-fired entrained flow slagging biomass gasifier, the thermophysical properties of the ash and …
View article: Towards a Circular Economy for Plastic Packaging: Current Practice and Perspectives in the City of Oslo
Towards a Circular Economy for Plastic Packaging: Current Practice and Perspectives in the City of Oslo Open
There is room for improvement in the current waste management systems to achieve material recycling goals consistent with a Circular Economy. Packaging waste fractions which have specific EU recycling targets constitute a significant part …
View article: Oxyfuel Combustion of a Model MSW—An Experimental Study
Oxyfuel Combustion of a Model MSW—An Experimental Study Open
The oxyfuel combustion of a model MSW (municipal solid waste) under various conditions was carried out in a lab-scale reactor. The aim was to study the behavior of MSW and identify challenges and opportunities associated with the developme…
View article: Scenarios for carbon capture integration in a waste-to-energy plant
Scenarios for carbon capture integration in a waste-to-energy plant Open
In this work, the performance of an amine-based post-combustion carbon capture system using MEA (monoethanolamine) integrated to a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant is studied. WtE plants are affected by fluctuations at different time-scales, du…
View article: MSW in a Circular Economy: 2020 - 2035 Scenarios for the City of Oslo, Norway
MSW in a Circular Economy: 2020 - 2035 Scenarios for the City of Oslo, Norway Open
The unfolding of Circular Economy principles will have consequences on the generation rate, amount, and composition of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as well as the preferred methods to treat them. In this work, four plausible scenarios on th…
View article: Operational guidelines for emissions control using cross-correlation analysis of waste-to-energy process data
Operational guidelines for emissions control using cross-correlation analysis of waste-to-energy process data Open
The aim of this study was to develop a data analysis method which could provide operational insights and guidelines waste-to-energy (WtE) plant operators. A method to filter outliers with changing properties was combined with a cross-corre…
View article: Machine learning based modelling for lower heating value prediction of municipal solid waste
Machine learning based modelling for lower heating value prediction of municipal solid waste Open
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a heterogeneous and complex fuel. Time-resolved knowledge of its physical and/or chemical properties is key to ensure stable Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant operation. For this purpose, Gaussian processes regress…
View article: Dynamic modeling of municipal solid waste incineration
Dynamic modeling of municipal solid waste incineration Open
In this work, a comprehensive dynamic model of a moving grate Waste-to-Energy plant is developed using MATLAB Simulink. The objective is to develop a reliable and flexible model which can reproduce the dynamic behavior of combustion chambe…
View article: Characterization of ash deposits from municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plants
Characterization of ash deposits from municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plants Open
In this work, chemical compositions and micro morphologies and structures of ash deposits from two municipal solid waste-to-energy (WtE) plants in Norway were analyzed and characterized. The ash deposits were sampled from different locatio…
View article: Detailed operational mapping of a grate fired Biomass combustion plant for improved combustion process control
Detailed operational mapping of a grate fired Biomass combustion plant for improved combustion process control Open
Biomass combustion plants in Norway are facing stricter emission regulations and lower profitability, mostly due to low energy prices. Hence, performance optimization through improved combustion process control and/or retrofitting becomes …
View article: Ash Deposits Characterization in a Large-Scale Municipal Waste-To-Energy Incineration Plant
Ash Deposits Characterization in a Large-Scale Municipal Waste-To-Energy Incineration Plant Open
Chemical and mineralogical compositions of deposits from a municipal solid waste incineration plant in Oslo, Norway, have been characterized. Ash deposits are analysed via a combination of scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy …
View article: Operational Mapping of a Grate Fired Biomass Combustion Plant for Improved Process Control
Operational Mapping of a Grate Fired Biomass Combustion Plant for Improved Process Control Open
Norwegian bioenergy plants are facing stricter regulations and low energy prices. Process optimization for improved control can be interesting to look into in order to increase the profit margins of existing plants. Increased process knowl…
View article: Norwegian Waste-to-Energy (WtE) in 2030: Challenges and Opportunities
Norwegian Waste-to-Energy (WtE) in 2030: Challenges and Opportunities Open
The Norwegian Waste-to-Energy (WtE) industry faces a difficult situation on many levels: (a) an internationally open and competitive market with significant export of both MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) and C&I (Commercial & Industrial) waste…
View article: S-Cl-Na-K Chemistry During MSW Gasification: a Thermodynamic Study
S-Cl-Na-K Chemistry During MSW Gasification: a Thermodynamic Study Open
This succinct thermodynamic study addresses the gasification chemistry (air/fuel ratio of 0.5) of four chemical elements involved in ash-related challenges, i.e. Na, K, S and Cl. At typical temperatures for the process studied, the followi…