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Marcus Reeves

Senior Plant Engineer. 20 years in waste-to-energy plant operations — from maintenance to process optimization. Writes about the equipment and thermal systems that turn waste into energy. Published by Renewable Waste Energy.

5.1 Million Tonnes a Year: The RDF–Cement-Kiln Economy Nobody Talks About
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5.1 Million Tonnes a Year: The RDF–Cement-Kiln Economy Nobody Talks About

5.1Mt of refuse-derived fuel cross EU borders yearly — almost all to cement kilns. Specs, RDF market price, chloride failures, and what the data implies through 2027.

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Metal Recovery from Waste Streams: Extracting Value Before Conversion
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Metal Recovery from Waste Streams: Extracting Value Before Conversion

Metal recovery from waste streams captures ferrous and non-ferrous value before thermal conversion. Learn how eddy current separators and preprocessing boost facility economics.

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Biochar from Waste Pyrolysis: Soil Amendment and Carbon Sequestration
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Biochar from Waste Pyrolysis: Soil Amendment and Carbon Sequestration

Debunking common myths about biochar from waste pyrolysis — from quality concerns to carbon credit viability and soil amendment effectiveness across climates.

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Waste to Fuel: Converting Trash into Pyrolytic Liquid Fuel
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Waste to Fuel: Converting Trash into Pyrolytic Liquid Fuel

How pyrolysis-based waste conversion systems transform municipal and industrial waste into liquid fuel, syngas, and char — economics, process, and output yields.

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Syngas from Waste: How Pyrolysis Creates Clean Energy
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Syngas from Waste: How Pyrolysis Creates Clean Energy

How pyrolysis converts municipal and industrial waste into syngas for power generation, hydrogen production, and chemical synthesis.

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Thermal Desorption for Soil Remediation: Cleaning Contaminated Sites
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Thermal Desorption for Soil Remediation: Cleaning Contaminated Sites

How thermal desorption technology removes contaminants from soil at Superfund and brownfield sites, restoring land without destroying the soil matrix.

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Plastic Waste Pyrolysis: Breaking Down the Unrecyclable
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Plastic Waste Pyrolysis: Breaking Down the Unrecyclable

How pyrolysis converts unrecyclable plastic waste into liquid fuel, syngas, and char — providing an economic and environmental alternative to landfilling or incinerating contaminated and mixed plastics.

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Waste Conversion Technology: Beyond Incineration to Clean Thermal Processing
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Waste Conversion Technology: Beyond Incineration to Clean Thermal Processing

How modern waste conversion technology uses pyrolysis, radiant heat, and vortex pyrocore systems to transform waste into syngas, fuel, and char without incineration.

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Pyrolysis vs Incineration: Why WTE Avoids Burning
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Pyrolysis vs Incineration: Why WTE Avoids Burning

Technical comparison of pyrolysis and incineration for waste treatment. Learn why oxygen-free thermal conversion produces cleaner outputs and fewer emissions.

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