Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
0208f491-d646-4ae2-b9ea-ee0ed2f91e20
Waste treatment
Associated ID
ffb43e14-9941-4752-80e7-18bdbbe4f460
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Description
The composition of municipal solid waste treated by municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) in Anhui are as follows: kitchen waste 43.66%, paper 17.77%, rubber 20.55%, textiles (fibers) 4.66%, wood and bamboo 2.84%, ash and soil 2.4%, bricks, tiles and ceramics 1.07%, glass 1.66%, metals 2.09%, others 3.3%. Moisture content is 51.83%, higher heating value is 7781.59 kJ/kg, and lower heating value is 5894. 38 kJ/kg.
Waste treatment activities are based on an average municipal/public waste mix and are not suitable for single specific waste materials such as plastic, paper, cardboard, etc. If your waste is a specific waste mix, please separately account for the corresponding waste streams. Each kg of this waste generates 0.205 kg of slag and 0.05 kg of fly ash: after precious metal recovery from fly ash and slag, they are landfilled, and the fly ash is solidified with cement at a ratio of 1:1.
The average thermal efficiency for waste heat electricity generation is taken as 22%; in the waste heat recovery process for heating, since no different forms of heat and energy conversion are involved, the thermal efficiency is higher, with an average value of 64%. By comprehensively considering the thermal efficiencies of both waste heat electricity generation and direct heat supply processes, 15% of the heat generated during waste incineration is used for electricity generation and 56% for direct heating.
Activity Description
After waste enters the incineration plant, it is first piled and stored, during which leachate is generated due to the high moisture content of the waste. Subsequently, the stored waste is fed into the incinerator for combustion. The flue gas produced during incineration is treated through flue gas purification systems. The resulting solid residues include bottom ash and fly ash, with bottom ash deposited at the bottom of the incinerator and fly ash carried away with the flue gas. The heat generated from incineration is utilized for power generation or heating, achieving resource recovery. The electricity produced from waste heat recovery can be sold externally or reused within the incineration plant.
Process Description
"Municipal solid waste" is primarily generated from a wide range of activities across many different sectors. "Municipal solid waste" includes the following components: kitchen waste, paper, rubber, textiles (fibers), wood and bamboo, ashes and soil, bricks, tiles and ceramics, glass, metals, and potentially other fractions. This by-product (recyclable or waste) arises from common transformation activities and can therefore be considered for modeling waste outputs of similar composition. In the HiQ database, treatment methods for this by-product include: landfilling – sanitary landfill, municipal incineration. Additionally, this by-product is used in the following process: clinker production.
Time period
2022
2026
Geography
China,Anhui
Geography comment
National statistics, literature research
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
In China, 90% of waste-to-energy power plants use mechanical grate incinerators for their furnaces, with waste heat boilers configured in vertical, horizontal, or II-type arrangements, primarily adopting the horizontal layout. These facilities are typically equipped with the following systems: in-furnace denitrification system, semi-dry flue gas desulfurization tower, dry powder injection, activated carbon injection adsorption system, and baghouse dust collector. The in-furnace denitrification systems mainly employ selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technologies.