Publication
Title
Experimental evaluation of waste tires utilization in cement kilns
Author
Abstract
The present work outlines the main results of a full-scale study conducted on the utilization of waste tires as auxiliary fuel in cement production. Experimental tests were conducted for determining the influence of shredded tires on combustion conditions, emissions produced, and the characteristics of clinker obtained, for feeding ratios over 35% in terms of total heat input. The addition of tire chips did not lead to any appreciable modification in either the whole process or the quality of clinker produced; gaseous emissions were mostly unaffected, with significant improvements related to the reductions obtained in nitrogen and sulfur oxides concentrations. Experimental findings from tests conducted with tire chips exposed to kiln combustion flue gases compare favorably with the typical burnout times derived from theoretical approaches. These experimental data and calculations to estimate particle trajectories beyond the injection point, through proper theoretical analysis of the kinetic behavior, result in important indications for the shredding operation and for optimum injection modes.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association. - Pittsburgh, Pa, 1990 - 1992
Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa : 1999
ISSN
1047-3289 [print]
2376-6026 [online]
DOI
10.1080/10473289.1999.10463976
Volume/pages
49 :12 (1999) , p. 1405-1414
ISI
000084139600002
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
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