Using RDF [Refused Derived Fuel] as an Alternate Fuel in Boiler

Abstract

     Waste to Energy is project for making energy from Municipal waste. Day by day increasing problems of municipal waste needs to be solved as it has harmful effect on environment. In today’s world the problem of municipal waste is increased.  All the waste generated goes to landfill and its decomposition process is very slow. In Pune itself the waste generation per day is more than 1600-1700 tons whose decomposition and handling are a huge problem.

This Waste need to be used in other manner as to avoid problems related to it. The fuel used in industry (Oil, Coal etc.) also needs to be replaced as it has many side effects and the resources used in industries are non-renewable. However, we can say that these sources of energy will deplete within the next 40–50 years. We need to find new sources of energy. Moreover, the expected environmental damages such as the global warming, acid rain and urban smog due to emissions from Municipal waste sources is a huge problem so using municipal solid waste to prepare briquettes and to use them as fuel in boiler in the main aim of this paper as the alternate fuel instead of biomass.