Operational and economic aspects of municipal solid waste recovery systems: Shredding and air classification

Authors

Petros Gheresus, Kettering UniversityFollow
S. Keith Adams, Iowa State University
John C. Even Jr., Iowa State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1983

Publication Title

Resources and Conservation

Abstract

This article examines the Ames Solid Waste Resource Recovery System which has been in operation since November of 1975. The shredding and air classification are each treated as a subsystem of the process. Labor and energy requirements and cost of processing a unit mass of refuse through each subsystem are examined. Observations are based on an analysis of the facility's operation from July 1977 through June 1978.

Volume

8

Issue

3

First Page

195

Last Page

212

DOI

10.1016/0166-3097(83)90025-1

ISSN

0166-3097

Rights

© 1983 by Elsevier B.V.

Recommended Citation

Gheresus, Petros; Adams, S. Keith; and Even, John C. Jr., "Operational and economic aspects of municipal solid waste recovery systems: Shredding and air classification" (1983). Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Publications. 100.
https://digitalcommons.kettering.edu/industrialmanuf_eng_facultypubs/100