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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Financial impact on a cement plant in the coprocessing of meat and bone meal
Submission Author:
Ricardo Lima , MG , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Ricardo Carpio, Ricardo Lima
Presenter: Ricardo Lima
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-0794
Abstract
Animal carcasses and byproducts do not have environmental regulation concerning their destination. Liquid emission of greenhouse gases can be drastically reduced by replacing traditional fuels with other materials, such as agriculture biomass, urban solid residues (USR), or meat and bone meal (MBM).The great amount of clandestine animal slaughter and the inappropriate destination of its byproducts are great environmental and public health problems. Deaths due to accidents, diseases and electrical charges also produce environmental liabilities since they are not properly collected and disposed. In other countries such residues have regulation and specific classification for their coprocess into alternative fuel in the cement plant, as they are burnt into meat and bone meal. This work aims at carrying out a study on the technical and economical viability of coprocessing meat and bone meal at a cement plant in the Central-West Region of The State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The numbers of mortality were calculated from the statistical data on cattle. The composition of alternative fuels coprocessed at a cement factory in the region and the financial impact to introduce meat and bone meals were verified. The national and foreign technologies were verified, in order to adapt the best cost benefit, profitable and advantageous to the environment, as well as generate income to the local community, thus fulfilling their social role. The results showed that the financial impact of the introduction of meat and bone meals to the coprocess at the cement plant is positive, since it enables environmental, social and economical gains to the region.
Keywords
Waste coprocessing, cement kiln, meat and bone meal, feasibility study, Alternative fuel
