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Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Project I.D.: 13R003-00 Report Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Project I.D.: 13R003-00 Prepared for Ramsey Washington County Resource Recovery Project July 2013 Eagle Point II 8550 Hudson Blvd. North, Suite 105 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (651) 288-8550 Fax: (651) 288-8551 www.foth.com July 15, 2013 Zack Hansen Judy Hunter Ramsey Washington County Resource Recovery Project 2785 White Bear Ave N Maplewood, MN 55109 Dear Zack and Judy: RE: Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC (Foth) is pleased to provide this Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste report for your consideration. Foth has completed up-to-date research on gasification, pyrolysis, plasma arc, mass burn, anaerobic digestion, mixed waste processing, and plastics to fuel to provide the current status of the technology and its likely applicability to the waste stream in Ramsey and Washington Counties. We look forward to presenting this report at the Project Board meeting, as well as any follow up discussions. Sincerely, Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC Warren Shuros Curt Hartog, P.E. Client Director Technical Director X:\MS\IE\2013\13R003-00\10000 Reports\R-Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste.docx Ramsey Washington County Resource Recovery Project Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Distribution No. of Copies Sent To 1 Zack Hansen Joint Staff Committee Ramsey/Washington Counties Resource Recovery Project 2785 White Bear Avenue, Ste 350 Maplewood, MN 55109-1320 1 Judy Hunter Joint Staff Committee Ramsey/Washington Counties Resource Recovery Project 2785 White Bear Avenue, Ste 350 Maplewood, MN 55109-1320 X:\MS\IE\2013\13R003-00\10000 Reports\R-Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste.docx Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Project ID: 13R003-00 Prepared for Ramsey Washington County Resource Recovery Project 2785 White Bear Ave N Maplewood, MN 55109 Prepared by Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC July 2013 Copyright©, Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC 2013 Eagle Point II 8550 Hudson Blvd. North, Suite 105 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (651) 288-8550 Fax: (651) 288-8551 www.foth.com REUSE OF DOCUMENTS This document has been developed for a specific application and not for general use; therefore, it may not be used without the written approval of Foth. Unapproved use is at the sole responsibility of the unauthorized user. Ramsey Washington County Resource Recovery Project Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste Contents Page Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... vii List of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols .......................................................................... xiii Definitions................................................................................................................................... xvii 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Scope of Work ................................................................................................................... 1 2 Waste Stream Analysis ............................................................................................................3 2.1 Quantity ............................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Waste Stream Projections Available for Processing ......................................................... 3 2.3 Waste Composition for Processing - Current and Projected ............................................. 3 3 Gasification ..............................................................................................................................6 3.1 Process ............................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Performance ....................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Vendors ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.4 Projects ............................................................................................................................ 10 3.4.1 Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels Project (Enerkem, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) ....... 10 3.4.1.1 Technology and Process .................................................................................... 11 3.4.1.2 Pollution Control ................................................................................................ 13 3.4.2 Indian River BioEnergy Center (INEOS Bio, Vero Beach, Florida) ........................ 13 3.4.2.1 Process and Technology .................................................................................... 14 3.4.2.2 Pollution Controls .............................................................................................. 17 3.4.3 Other Enerkem Facilities ........................................................................................... 17 3.4.3.1 Innovation Center, Sherbrooke, Quebec ............................................................ 17 3.4.3.2 Advanced Energy Research Facility, Edmonton, Alberta ................................. 17 3.4.3.3 Commercial Plant, Pontotoc, Mississippi .......................................................... 18 3.4.4 Sierra BioFuels Plant (Fulcrum BioEnergy), McCarran, Nevada ............................. 18 3.5 Environmental Considerations ........................................................................................ 19 3.6 Application of Current Waste Stream ............................................................................. 20 3.6.1 Outputs ...................................................................................................................... 20 3.6.1.1 Recovered Gas ................................................................................................... 20 3.6.1.2 Recovered Liquid ............................................................................................... 21 3.6.1.3 Recovered Ash ................................................................................................... 21 3.7 Financial Performance ..................................................................................................... 21 3.8 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 22 4 Pyrolysis ................................................................................................................................24 4.1 Process ............................................................................................................................. 24 4.2 Performance ..................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.1 San Diego Pyrolysis Facility, Occidential Research Corporation ............................. 25 X:\MS\IE\2013\13R003-00\10000 Reports\R-Alternative Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste.docx i 4.2.2 Andco-Torrax Pyrolysis System ............................................................................... 25 4.3 Vendors ........................................................................................................................... 26 4.4 Projects ............................................................................................................................ 26 4.5 Environmental Considerations ........................................................................................ 31 4.6 Application of Current Waste Stream ............................................................................. 32 4.6.1 Outputs ...................................................................................................................... 32 4.6.1.1 Syngas ................................................................................................................ 33 4.6.1.2 Liquids ............................................................................................................... 33 4.6.1.3 Char .................................................................................................................... 34 4.6.1.4 Mass Balance ..................................................................................................... 34 4.6.1.5 Likely Outputs for Newport ............................................................................... 35 4.7 Financial Performance ..................................................................................................... 35 4.8 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 35 5 Plasma Arc .............................................................................................................................36 5.1 Process ............................................................................................................................. 36 5.2 Performance ..................................................................................................................... 37 5.3 Vendors ..........................................................................................................................
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