CEN/TR 15508:2006

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Overview of practical data
  2.1 Specification of users
  2.2 Orientation values of mercury and cadmium
3 Overview of secondary fuel and SRF qualities
4 Summary of existing quality systems for SRF (for the chosen
  properties only)
5 Classes
  5.1 Resolutions of CEN/TC 343/WG 2 Specifications and classes
  5.2 Discussion
  5.3 Environmental parameter
  5.4 Classification methods
  5.5 Recommendations
Annex A (informative) Main technologies and distribution of
        heavy metals
Annex B (informative) Transfer factors
      B.1 Use of transfer factors
      B.2 Use of material flow analysis (example North Rhine
          Westphalia)
      B.3 Possibilities and borderlines of such tools
Annex C (informative) Units chosen
      C.1 NCV
      C.2 Cl
      C.3 Hg and Cd
      C.4 SRF as fuel: mg/MJ
      C.5 SRF partly as raw material: mg/MJ and mg/kg
Annex D (informative) Maximum possible concentrations of heavy
        metals in SRF
      D.1 Introduction
      D.2 Cement industry
      D.3 Coal fired power plants
      D.4 FBC
Annex E (informative) Analysis and evaluation of data of Hg and
        Cd in solid recovered fuels
      E.1 General analysis and evaluation of measured values of
          Hg and Cd in solid recovered fuels
      E.2 Specific analysis and evaluation of delivered data of
          solid recovered fuels
Annex F (informative) Overview of secondary fuel and SRF qualities
      F.1 Sources of SRF
      F.2 Overview of SRF qualities
Annex G (informative) Heavy metals in SRF
      G.1 Introduction
      G.2 Overview of heavy metals concentration
      G.3 Hg content of SRF
      G.4 Effects on heavy metal emission
      G.5 Accumulation of heavy metals in products
      G.6 Limit values for Hg and Cd
Annex H (informative) Boundaries of classes
      H.1 Basic assumptions
      H.2 Boundaries decided by WG 2 (February 2004)
      H.3 Discussion
Annex I (informative) Thallium in SRFs
Bibliography

This Technical Report gives background information on key properties to be used for establishing a classification system for solid recovered fuels (SRFs), and a proposal for the classification system and classes for SRF.