SBIR Phase I: A Staged Pyrolysis and Combustion Process for Solid Waste Recycling in Fast Food Restaurants

小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一期项目将采用分阶段热解和燃烧过程作为“回收”餐馆混合固体废物（纸和塑料包装以及食品废料）的方法。这些固体废物流产生的富氢燃料气体可以燃烧产生热量和电力。所提议的技术可用于大多数固体和液体生物质废物产品，并且比其他方法更容易适应原料组成的变化。拟议工作的一个环境效益包括用废料代替化石燃料作为发电的手段。由于大部分废料是被认为是可再生资源的纸张和食物残渣，因此除了制造过程中使用的任何化石燃料外，不会对二氧化碳排放产生净贡献。拟议中的技术还将有助于减少大量固体废物。

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will employ a staged pyrolysis and combustion process as a method to "recycle" mixed solid waste materials (paper and plastic packaging, and food scrap) from restaurants. The hydrogen-rich fuel gases generated from these solid waste streams can then be burned to produce heat and power. The proposed technology can be used for most solid and liquid biomass waste oroducts and can be more easily adapted to changes in feedstock composition than alternative approaches. An environmental benefit of the proposed work includes the substitution of waste materials for fossil fuels as a means for producing electricity. Since a large portion of the waste material is paper and food scraps that are considered renewable sources, there will be no net contribution to carbon doioxide emissions except for any fossil fuel used in the manufacturing process. The proposed technology would also help reduce large quantities of solid waste.