%0 Journal Article
%T An experimental study on the thermal valorization of municipal and animal wastes
%A Despina Vamvuka
%A Stelios Sfakiotakis
%A Kyriakos D. Panopoulos
%J International Journal of Energy and Environment
%D 2013
%I International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
%X Poultry wastes and refused derived fuel disposal through thermochemical processes, such as combustion, has been proposed. These fuels have calorific values that in many cases exceed 20MJ kg-1. An extensive analysis has been performed of pyrolysis and combustion results obtained by thermal analysis measurements. The weight loss data were recorded continuously, under dynamic conditions, in the range 25-1300oC. A first order parallel reactions model and a power low model fitted the experimental results accurately for pyrolysis and combustion, respectively. The pyrolysis of poultry waste was a complex process, occurring up to 1300ˇăC with high activation energies.
%K Poultry wastes
%K RDF
%K Pyrolysis
%K Combustion
%U http://www.ijee.ieefoundation.org/vol4/issue2/IJEE_03_v4n2.pdf