SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF THE REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL PROCESS IN TAIWAN

In the last few years, Taiwan has set a bold agenda in solid waste rec ycling and incineration programs. Not only were the recycling activiti es and incineration projects promoted by government agencies, but the related laws and regulations were continuously promulgated by the Legi slative Yen. The solid waste presorting process that is to be consider ed prior to the existing incineration facilities has received wide att ention. This paper illustrates a thorough evaluation for the first ref use-derived fuel pilot process from both quantitative and qualitative aspects. The process is to be installed and integrated with a large-sc ale municipal incinerator. This pilot process, developed by an enginee ring firm in Tainan County, consists of standard unit operations of sh redding, magnetic separation, trommel screening, and air classificatio n. A series of sampling and analyses were initialized in order to char acterize its potentials in the solid waste management system. The prob abilistic modeling for various types of waste properties derived in th is analysis may provide a basic understanding of system reliability.