Resource Recovery from Solid Waste: The Story of Union Electric's Solid Waste Utilization System

Author

David L. Klumb
Paul R. Brendel

Abstract

This paper covers the design and development of a comprehensive resource recovery system capable of serving the solid waste disposal needs of the Greater St. Louis area comprising 11,500km² (4500 sq. mi.). This 7.2 x 10⁶ kg (8000 ton) per day operation will convert solid waste into milled fuel for cofiring with pulverized coal in utility boilers, and will recover magnetic and non-magnetic metals, all in an environmentally acceptable manner. Scheduled for operation in 1979, the system will be built and operated as a private enterprise venture of Union Colliery Company, a subsidiary of Union Electric Company.

Recommended Citation

Klumb, David L. and Brendel, Paul R., "Resource Recovery from Solid Waste: The Story of Union Electric's Solid Waste Utilization System" (1976). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 185, pp. 654-659.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/185

Meeting Name

3rd Annual UMR-MEC Conference on Energy (1976: Oct. 12-14, Rolla, MO)

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Session

Bioconversion

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1977 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

13 Oct 1976