RE: GAS-L: MSW Pyrolysis/Gasification

[Weststeijn A <A.Weststeijn@epz.nl>]

Hello Cordner,

> Cordner Peacocke[SMTP:cpeacocke@care.demon.co.uk]
dated maandag 12 februari 2001 23:32
wrote:
> Dear Andries et al.,
> For those interested in the MSW processes referred to by Andries:
> The MSW process that you are thinking of was the Siemens Furth plant, usng
> a rotating kiln converting 5.5 t/h of MSW.  This started development in
> 1994, and was prior to this owned by called the Kraftwerk
> Union-Umwelttechnik GmbH (KWU)-  and used a 70:30 mix of MSW and dried
> sewage sludge. 
> 
The Siemens plant mentioned by Cordner was a stand alone plant, set up as a
demonstration plant as I recall. The process is known in Germany as the
"Schwellbrennverfahren". 
I was not referring to this plant.
I quoted 50,000 tons/year (about 150 tons/day, which is slightly bigger per
singular rotating kiln, with 2 kilns in total) and on general MSW, not on
sewage sludge. And not by Siemens. First hand info from projectowner.
I'll come back to it after checking present status of project and public
domain info.

> The other possibilities are the planned Thermoselect plants in Germany,
> but these are oxygen blown systems to a very high temperature for gas and
> a by-produce vitreous slag.  Their status is:
> º  4.2 t/h demonstration plant [Fondotoce, Italy]
> º  3 MWe Ansbach, Germany
> º  3 MWe Karlsruhe, Germany
> º  3.2 MWe planned Hanau, Germany
> but these are too small, compared to what you quoted.
> 
These are indeed not what I am referring to.

best regards,
Andries Weststeijn