AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL/ENERGY SOLUTION

RECYCLING
WASTE TO ENERGY

A Proven Solution to the Disposal
of Municipal Solid Waste
and Resolving Landfill Situations

Municipal Solid Waste
Recycled & Converted to Fuel RDF Pellets
Energy and By-products

This NEW PEDCON improved method enables the processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) resulting in the conversion of 90% into recyclable materials: fuel, metals, glass, sand, and plastics.

1. About 25% is comprised of processed, separated recyclable components such as:
   1. IRON/STEEL, tin cans and other ferrous metals.
   2. ALUMINUM, aluminum beverage cans and other non-ferrous items.
   3. GLASS, crushed glass jars and bottles of mixed color, ceramics, sand and gravel.
   4. HIGH DENSITY PLASTICS, such as PET and HDPT; and HEAVY PLASTICS, including PVC, toys, furniture, and hundreds of other plastic items.
   5. ASH, resulting from the combustion of the fuel pellets is converted into concrete aggregate products.
2. About 65% of the "As Received" Municipal Solid Waste is combustible and is processed and converted into high-quality PEDCON RDF FUEL PELLETS.
3. Approximately 7% (of the Municipal Solid Waste) is comprised of food scraps, leather, and non-descriptive "refuse" that is taken to a landfill.
4. The balance consists of 3% moisture that is evaporated within the process.
5. Enables the utilization and combination of other high heat value waste materials, presently disposed, into a clean energy creating product.

1. The initial recycling process begins with the shredding of the incoming waste and magnetic separation and removal of ferrous material.
2. All shredded material is dried to facilitate effective separation and classification.
3. High density plastics, in the form of bottles, are separated via a gravity method.
4. The material, remaining in the process flow, is segregated utilizing a series of air-separators and screeners to categorize light combustibles and heavy generally non-combustible material.
5. The light combustible materials are compacted to form the RDF Fuel Pellets which are:
   1. Transported to a Boiler Operation where steam is generated to drive turbines for electricity generation. The electricity is sold to a utility.
   2. Ash is transported (see Step 6, below) for further processing/conditioning.
   3. The steam is condensed and returned to the Boiler Operation to begin a new cycle.
6. Non-Combustibles such as: glass, sand, ceramics, heavy plastics and fly ash (from Step 5b, above) are washed to refine these products for acceptance in the industry. The wash water is treated and returned as boiler feed water.

The above illustration shows how the NEW PEDCON PROCESS produces High Quality RDF FUEL PELLETS (10 to 1 volumetric ratio) made from shredded fiber waste as compared with ordinary refuse derived fuel (RDF).

Heat value of the PEDCON RDF Fuel Pellets when dry ranges from 7500 to 8500 BTU/lb. or about 75% to 85% of most coals commonly used by electric power generating plants and cement plants.

This fuel is non-air polluting due to removal of all polluting causing elements from the incoming waste and directing all exhaust gases to pass through the PEDCON DRY SCRUBBER POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

This process can be used effectively by communities generating only 200 tons per day of waste. This represents a community or group of communities having a combined population of 100,000 people.

The PEDCON RDF Fuel Pellets result in a clean fuel which offers more efficient combustion and control.

The PEDCON RDF pellets may be stored and burned on "demand," in lieu of using for disposal convenience.

Converting solid waste to compact burnable PEDCON RDF FUEL PELLETS provides an important new fuel source in a time of energy shortage; reduces cost of landfill usage by cutting the demand for it to one-tenth of the incoming waste and produces profitable by-products.

PEDCON RDF FUEL PELLETS can be produced at a cost that provides savings to all energy users and the system is very competitive with today's landfills, resulting in landfill extended life.

Site Requirements:

1. Minimal acreage to suit local codes.
2. Access to major highways that allows all truck traffic to be in acceptance to residential sections.
3. water and sewage.
4. close proximity to adequate utility lines as is required.
5. savings and more efficient utilization of waste collection vehicles and equipment.

The New PEDCON Processing of the combustible portion of Municipal Solid Waste into efficiently burning RDF Fuel Pellets results in the removal of pollution causing elements and substantially eliminates air emissions. The RDF Pellets become very homogeneous, unlike the extremely heterogeneous nature of the garbage from which the pellets originate.

The formation of the PEDCON RDF Fuel Pellets accounts for and enables high efficiency and maintenance of combustion control. The process also includes drying of the waste before pelletizing which permits the achievement of higher temperatures which result in destroying most organic compounds.

Also our process features the removal of chlorine contained plastics from the incoming waste prior to the formation of the pellets. Tests and documentation indicates significant reduction of dioxin/furan low organic emissions.

Extend life of existing and new landfills.

The control of particulate emissions is achieved by the utilization of a PEDCON Dry Scrubber Pollution Control System which enables the neutralization of all acid gases that may be emitted. This system meets and is accepted by EPA as BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY (BAT) and BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BACT).

1. Pilot Plant Facility - Palmer Township, PA
2. Easton Energy Facility - Easton, PA
3. Processing Operation - Skive, Denmark
4. Palmer Energy Products - Palmer, PA
5. Recycling Operations:
   1. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
   2. Rock Creek Aluminum
   3. Apex International Alloys
   4. Aluminum Smelting & Refining Co.
   5. Wooster Iron & Metal Co.
   6. Luria Bros.