Methods for the Evaluation of Waste Treatment Processes

Table 1

Waste composition as input for both WtE plants.

Waste composition	Value (wt.% as received)
Water	30.90
Bottom ash	22.00
Fly and filter ash	3.00
C	22.55
H	4.15
N	0.91
	14.78
Total S	0.32
Total Cl	1.39
Sum	100.00
NCV	9.720
Trace elements (chemically bound)	Value (mg/kg)
As	2.10
Sb	48.0
	290.0
Ni	180.0
Cd	15.0
Cu	2590.0
Pb	560.0
Zn	1790.0
Hg	0.740
Elemental metals in MSW	Value (wt.%)
Fe	15.550
Al	1.80
Cu and brass	0.250