Technology for Production of MSF-fuel – Direction Providing Transition to Circular Economy

The paper presents the technology of multi-component briquetting of solid fuel (MSF-fuel) developed by the authors, which makes it possible to reduce economic losses from the non-use of combustible waste from industrial and municipal human activities. The issues of energy and resource saving, rational use of natural and secondary resources in accordance with the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic for the period up to 2035 are considered in the paper. The concept, structure and principles of the circular economy are analyzed. The paper provides characteristics of the main areas of use and processing of waste that have not found application in traditional technologies and energy. Some aspects of the conducted research on the production of multicomponent solid fuels are presented in the paper. The technology of briquetting wet mixtures with the addition of various binders, including combustible waste, is described, taking into ac-count the factors that affect the performance of the briquetting plant and the density of the fuel. Various ratios of the components of briquetting fuel have been analyzed and the compositions are determined, at which the best production, consumer and environmental indicators are analyzed. The paper studies the energy and physicochemical characteristics of the produced multicomponent fuel. Algorithms for selecting fuel components have been developed. The results obtained can be used to solve problems of rational use of combustible industrial waste by producing a multicomponent solid fuel that meets the established energy and environmental requirements.

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