Recently, the concept of “waste minimization and a sustainable resource circulation society” has become a global issue as the key term waste management policy, the effective use of waste, has been emphasized. Research that converts wastes from incinerators into energy is actively underway as a countermeasure for this issue. The most important factor, the lower heating value (LHV), is the amount of heat (excepting the latent heat of water vapor) generated when the fuel is completely burned, and it is necessary to analyze the combustion performance and economic efficiency of waste incineration facilities. The current LHV estimation methods of the Dulong equation and calorimeter through sampling cannot produce results that reflect the operation status of the incineration facility and the waste characteristics. Consequently, an objective and quantitative LHV formula (LHVKorea) was derived based on the operating data from the domestic municipal solid waste incineration facilities in this study. Additionally, by comparing LHVKorea and LHVEU, the error range of the two formulas is analyzed. The average result of LHVKorea is 2,318kcal/kg (1,788 ~ 2,734 kcal/kg), and an error range of 5% appears between LHVKorea and LHVEU.

• 권영현(국립환경과학원 폐자원에너지연구과) | Young-Hyun Kwon (Waste-to Energy Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
• 손준익(국립환경과학원 폐자원에너지연구과) | Jun-Ik Son (Waste-to Energy Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
• 김기헌(국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) | Ki-Heon Kim (Environmental Resources Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) Corresponding author
• 신선경(국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) | Sun-Kyoung Shin (Environmental Resources Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)