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Systems Analysis of Organic Waste Management in Denmark
Appendix E
Household waste composition
Table E1.
High heat values (MJ per kg), annual amount of substances in the organic waste (kg wet weight) and composition of organic household waste (kg per kg dry weight).
| Parameter |
High heat value1 |
Organic household waste |
Organic household waste2 |
| C-tot biological |
0 |
91 140 000 |
0,434 |
| C-lignin |
40.89 |
6 090 000 |
0.029 |
| C-cellulose |
37.51 |
22 470 000 |
0.107 |
| C-sugar |
39.57 |
20 370 000 |
0.097 |
| C-fat |
51.25 |
28 350 000 |
0.135 |
| C-protein |
45.07 |
13 860 000 |
0.066 |
| VS |
0 |
168 000 000 |
0.8 |
| VOC |
50.10 |
420 |
2.00*10-06 |
| CHX |
35.00 |
2 |
1.00*10-08 |
| PAH |
0 |
105 |
5.00*10-07 |
| Phenols |
0 |
5 775 |
2.75*10-05 |
| PCB |
0 |
9 |
4.35*10-08 |
| Dioxin |
0 |
0 |
9.00*10-14 |
| N tot |
0 |
6 930 000 |
0.033 |
| S tot |
0 |
504 000 |
2.40*10-03 |
| P tot |
0 |
798 000 |
3.80*10-03 |
| Cl |
0 |
819 000 |
3.90*10-03 |
| K |
0 |
1 953 000 |
9.30*10-03 |
| Ca |
0 |
5 880 000 |
0.028 |
| Pb |
0 |
2 100 |
1.00*10-05 |
| Cd |
0 |
27 |
1.30*10-07 |
| Hg |
0 |
6 |
2.80*10-08 |
| Cu |
0 |
7 140 |
3.40*10-05 |
| Cr |
0 |
2 100 |
1.00*10-05 |
| Ni |
0 |
1 470 |
7.00*10-06 |
| Zn |
0 |
16 800 |
8.00*10-05 |
| DM-content (kg/ kg waste) |
0 |
|
0.30 |
1 Wester, 1993 2 Sonesson et al, 1996
Table E2.
Energy values of organic household waste.
| Parameter |
Value |
Unit |
| Low heating value |
3.7 |
MJ/kg wet |
| |
12.5 |
MJ/kg TS |
| High heating value |
5.7 |
MJ/kg wet |
| |
18.9 |
MJ/kg TS |
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