Analysis of Products Obtained from Recycled Absorbent Hygiene Products
Proceedings of the 20th International Scientific Conference “Mechanika-2015” 2015
Agrita Eiduka, Anita Geriņa-Ancāne

This paper presents the analysis of product obtained from recycled Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP). The average baby goes through nearly 7,000 diapers and all of them are sent to the landfill. The most popular technology in the world processes AHPs and reclaims the valuable plastic and fibre. The next technology reviewed in this paper changes used diapers into fuel resources in a safely managed process. It is final outcome is energy pellet with calorific value 20853 kJ/kg, which is a fuel for biomass boiler. The energy from biomass boiler can be supplied to in-house and/or neighbouring facilities. One more technology created to convert AHP into the coal and gas by pyrolysis process. Calorific values for them respectively are 15950-18080 kJ/kg (coal) and 34400 kJ/kg (gas). The energetic balance should be done in the future re-search to understand, what kind of product obtained from AHP is the most effective and useful. The maximal use or reuse of human waste let to decrease the amount of waste on the landfills, and helps to protect the nature.


Keywords
Absorbent Hygiene Products, recycling

Eiduka, A., Geriņa-Ancāne, A. Analysis of Products Obtained from Recycled Absorbent Hygiene Products. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Scientific Conference “Mechanika-2015”, Lithuania, Kaunas, 23-24 April, 2015. Kaunas: Kaunas University of Technology, 2015, pp.165-169. ISSN 1822-2951.

Publication language
English (en)
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