Conversion of Municipal and Industrial Refuse into Useful Materials by Pyrolysis

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• Personal Author:
  Ortuglio C ; Sanner WS ; Walters JG ; Wolfson DE
• Description:
  Pyrlolysis (destructive distillation) techniques developed at the Bureau of Mines to determine the yield and quality of the products from coal were used to convert municipal (household) and industrial refuse into potentially useful solids, liquids, and gases without adding to environmental pollution. The tests demonstrated that a ton of municipal refuse can be converted into 154 to 424 pounds of solid residue, 0.5 to 6 gallons of tar, 1 to 4 gallons of light oil, 97 to 133 gallons of liquor, 16 to 32 pounds of ammonium sulfate, and 7,380 to 18,058 cubic feet of gas. A ton of industrial refuse, consisting of paper, rags, and cardboard, can be converted to 618 to 838 pounds of residue, 1.5 to 3 gallons of light oil, 68 to 75 gallons of liquor, 12 to 23 pounds of ammonium sulfate, and 9,270 to 14,065 cubic feet of gas. The energy from the gas is more than sufficient to provide the heat for the pyrolysis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Pyrolysis Safety
• Keywords:
  Pyrolysis; Coal mining; Coal processing; Coal products; Waste treatment; Tars; Oils; Industrial wastes
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PERC - Pittsburgh Energy Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10009126
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-194946
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB 194 946, 1970; :1-14
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1970
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB 194 946
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233904/cdc_233904_DS1.pdf
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