Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Asiana Technologies has introduced waste\nprocessing technology to produce an alternative fuel in the form of\nRefuse Derived Fuel (RDF), which has a calorific value of more than\n3,500 kilocalories per kilogram and can be utilised as fuel in certain\nindustries.<\/p>\n
\"Alternative fuel sourced from solid waste, whether industrial waste,\norganic waste or municipal waste, after we convert it can become new\nrenewable energy which we call solid fuel,\" said Poltak Sitinjak, CEO\nand Inventor of Asiana Technologies, in a statement in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
He said the technology was developed by considering the\ncharacteristics of waste in Indonesia, which has a relatively high\nmoisture content. Poltak explained that the fuel produced from waste\nprocessing can be used as a companion fuel to coal, or co-firing, in\nindustrial facilities. Its utilisation, he added, does not have to\nreplace coal entirely but can be done gradually according to needs and\nuser technology.<\/p>\n
Poltak assessed that prior processing is necessary because municipal\nwaste in Indonesia is generally mixed and has a high water content. This\ncondition is one of the challenges in implementing waste-to-energy\nprocessing technology. According to him, the waste-to-fuel approach is\ncarried out by processing the waste first, including reducing the\nmoisture content, before the material that meets specifications is used\nas fuel.<\/p>\n
\"Because the water content in our waste in Indonesia is high. So we\npropose that the waste is processed first, after it becomes fuel, then\nit is used in power plants or factories that use coal,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In addition to waste processing technology, the company also\nintroduced a smart container to support the waste transportation system\nfrom temporary disposal sites (TPS). Poltak said one unit of the smart\ncontainer developed has a capacity of up to 20 tonnes of waste after\ngoing through a compaction process. The system is designed to\naccommodate waste at the TPS before it is transported using special\nvehicles when its capacity is full.<\/p>\n
According to him, compaction can reduce the volume and separate\nleachate water, which can then be further processed. The system is also\nequipped with monitoring technology that allows operators to know when\nthe container capacity is full. \"After it is full, there is AI that\ntells the operator to make a pick-up,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Poltak said the smart container can be placed at TPS, so that waste\nfrom residential areas is first collected at that location.\nSubsequently, sanitation workers put the waste into the container before\nit is transported to a processing site or final disposal site.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/asiana-introduces-technology-to-convert-waste-into-alternative-fuel-1786467206", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }