Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

The paper-recycling process of paper mills generates reject waste in the region of 5-25% of its raw material, depending on the recovered fiber quality and process used in the mill. We carried out an assessment of the paper industry’s reject waste pellets (RWP) as a boiler fuel. Reject waste was...

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Main Authors: Yusup Setiawan, Aep Surachman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Technology
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Online Access:http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/1439
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description The paper-recycling process of paper mills generates reject waste in the region of 5-25% of its raw material, depending on the recovered fiber quality and process used in the mill. We carried out an assessment of the paper industry’s reject waste pellets (RWP) as a boiler fuel. Reject waste was identified by means of sorting. The pelletizing of paper mills’ reject waste is a solidification process, as it is easier to store, handle, and transport solid waste. We analyzed the approximate calorific value and the sulphur content of reject waste pellets. The results showed that the components of reject waste are largely comprised of 51% fibers and 49% plastic. The plastic components of are dominated by the high density poly ethylene (HDPE) plastic type. RWP contains a lot of organic matter and has a high calorific value and low sulphur content, which gives it the potential of being used as fuel. Utilization of 10% RWP mixed with 90% coal as boiler fuel could reduce CO2 gas as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 9%.
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spelling doaj.art-fd93fc0f698945fa82f7efdc1d343c6a2023-01-02T16:45:03ZengUniversitas IndonesiaInternational Journal of Technology2086-96142087-21002015-12-016584785510.14716/ijtech.v6i5.14391439Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)Yusup Setiawan0Aep Surachman11 Center for Pulp and Paper (CPP), Jl. Raya Dayeuhkolot No. 132, Bandung 40258, Indonesia1 Center for Pulp and Paper (CPP), Jl. Raya Dayeuhkolot No. 132, Bandung 40258, IndonesiaThe paper-recycling process of paper mills generates reject waste in the region of 5-25% of its raw material, depending on the recovered fiber quality and process used in the mill. We carried out an assessment of the paper industry’s reject waste pellets (RWP) as a boiler fuel. Reject waste was identified by means of sorting. The pelletizing of paper mills’ reject waste is a solidification process, as it is easier to store, handle, and transport solid waste. We analyzed the approximate calorific value and the sulphur content of reject waste pellets. The results showed that the components of reject waste are largely comprised of 51% fibers and 49% plastic. The plastic components of are dominated by the high density poly ethylene (HDPE) plastic type. RWP contains a lot of organic matter and has a high calorific value and low sulphur content, which gives it the potential of being used as fuel. Utilization of 10% RWP mixed with 90% coal as boiler fuel could reduce CO2 gas as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 9%.http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/1439Coal, CO2, Greenhouse gas, Pellet, Reject waste
spellingShingle Yusup Setiawan
Aep Surachman
Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
International Journal of Technology
Coal, CO2, Greenhouse gas, Pellet, Reject waste
title Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
title_full Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
title_fullStr Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
title_full_unstemmed Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
title_short Reject Waste Pellets of Paper Mills as Fuel and their Contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
title_sort reject waste pellets of paper mills as fuel and their contribution to greenhouse gas ghg
topic Coal, CO2, Greenhouse gas, Pellet, Reject waste
url http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/1439
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