Publication: Models for higher heating value evaluation of refuse-derived fuel from On-nut composting plant, Bangkok
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2011-04
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eng
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Mahidol University
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Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies. Mahidol University
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Environment and Natural Resources Journal. Vol.9, No.1 (2011), 13-23
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Rattaporn Teerawattana, Usanee Uyasatian, Winai Nutmagul, Wimon Sonchaem Models for higher heating value evaluation of refuse-derived fuel from On-nut composting plant, Bangkok. Environment and Natural Resources Journal. Vol.9, No.1 (2011), 13-23. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3180
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EnNRJ Vol. 9 No. 1
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Models for higher heating value evaluation of refuse-derived fuel from On-nut composting plant, Bangkok
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Abstract
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) in this research was municipal solid waste composting
residue from On-nut Composting Plant in Bangkok, Thailand. The purpose of the
research was to study the relationships between the RDF heating value and its physical
and chemical characteristics in order to develop a mathematical model for predicting a
higher heating value (HHV). Regression analysis was performed on fourteen RDF data
samples collected from June 2009 to November 2009. The results revealed that the
developed model, based on physical composition, gave a HHV of 5,383.541 + 0.457
(plastic)2 with a coefficient of determination (r2) value of 0.726 and a mean absolute
percentage error (MAPE) value of 3.41%. For proximate analysis, none of the
independent variables correlated with the HHV at a significance level of 0.05. The
developed model, based on ultimate analysis, gave a HHV of 135.505 (carbon) with r2
of 0.716 and MAPE of 9.22 %. In conclusion, the model based on physical composition
gave a more accurate prediction of RDF HHV than the model based on ultimate analysis.