Problem 4.

4
component

wet weight

moisture content

dry weight

food waste
paper
cardboard
plastics
textiles
rubber
leather
yard wastes
wood
total

70
10
3
6
0
0
0
11
0
100

70
6
5
2
10
2
10
60
20

21.00
9.40
2.85
5.88
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.40
0.00
43.53

Moisture content %

Problem 4.5

Component

Food waste
Paper
Cardboard
Plastics
Textiles
Rubber
Leather
Yard wastes
Wood

Wet
weight
15
35
7
5
3
3
2
20
10
100

Moisture content

Moisture
content
70
6
5
2
10
2
10
60
20

= 100-72.39
= 27.61lb

Dry
weight
4.50
32.90
6.65
4.90
2.70
2.94
1.80
8.00
8.00
72.39

Composition
C
2.16
14.31
2.93
2.94
1.49
2.29
1.08
3.82
3.96
34.98

H
0.29
1.97
0.39
0.35
0.18
0.29
0.14
0.48
0.48
4.58

O
1.69
14.48
2.97
1.12
0.84
0.00
0.21
3.04
3.42
27.76

N
0.12
0.10
0.02
0.00
0.12
0.06
0.18
0.27
0.02
0.89

S
0.02
0.07
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.14

Ash
0.23
1.97
0.33
0.49
0.07
0.29
0.18
0.36
0.12
4.04

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C
H
O
N
S
Ash

Component
C
H
O
N
S

Component
C
H
O
N
S

component
C
H
O
N
S

Weight
Without
H20
34.9797
4.58335
27.7583
0.88665
0.14035
4.043

Atomic
weight
12
1
16
14
32

With H2O
34.9797
7.65135
52.2983
0.88665
0.14035
4.043

moles
Without
With
H20
H2O
2.915
2.915
4.583
7.651
1.735
3.269
0.063
0.063
0.004
0.004

Mole ratio(nitrogen=1)
Without H20
With H2O
46.27
46.27
72.75
121.45
27.54
51.88
1.01
1.01
0.07
0.07

Mole ratio(sulfur=1)
without H20
with H20
728.74
728.74
1145.84
1912.84
433.72
817.16
15.83
15.83
1.10
1.10

Problem 4-6
component
food waste
paper
cardboard
plastics
textiles
rubber
leather
yard wastes
wood

Energy content

solid waste, lb
15
35
7
5
3
3
2
20
10
100

energy,btu
2000
7200
7000
14000
7500
10000
7500
2800
8000

total energy,btu
30000
252000
49000
70000
22500
30000
15000
56000
80000
604500