Volume 25 , Issue 2 , December 2023 , Pages 69-80
1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, 46001 Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
This study reports on the potential of refuse-derived fuels (RDF), which are produced
from Sulaimani Municipal solid waste (MSW) using a biodrying process. Plastic, organic
wastes, iron materials, and textiles were used in the formulation of RDF samples. A
sample of raw MSW material was collected comprising of 40.6% organic, 29.3% plastic,
6.3% Textiles, 5.1% paper, 3.1% wood, 4.6% glass and stone, 5.2% iron containing
materials, and 1.3% others. Physical and chemical properties of the RDF were
investigated, including its moisture, ash, total chlorine, and heavy metal content with,
calorific value. Based on the experimental results, RDF produced from MSW can be
classified into net calorific and total chlorine content values NCV 2 and Cl 4 respectively.
In accordance with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN standard), the
results of this preliminary investigation of RDF samples made from non-biodegradable
and non-recyclable MSW fractions, is necessary to analyze a larger pool of samples in
order to project appropriate RDF energy-recovery-enhancing composition.