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The study aims to present the objectives and the results of the project with title “Smart Recovery of materials and upgrade of organic compost and RDF in existing mechanical biological treatment plants by using NIR technology” which is funded by the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology. The main goals for the SmartWasteTech project are summarized to the smart recovery of the materials by using NIR technology in order to increase the quality of the produced compost and recovered materials (PET, PE/PP, LDPE film) and to optimize the process by using online monitoring software for the MBT plant operation. The paper presents the results of the recovery rate, the purity of the final products, the efficiency of the technology performance and the effective role of the NIR technology in existing MBT plants.
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The study described in this publication was financially supported by the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). The enumerated code of the Project is 1115-BET-2013.
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Kourkoumpas, DS., Kontopoulos, G., Vournas, I., Koulocheris, D., Grammelis, P., Kakaras, E. (2016). Smart Recovery of Materials and Upgrade of Organic Compost and RDF in Existing Mechanical Biological Treatment Plants by Using NIR Technology. In: Grammelis, P. (eds) Energy, Transportation and Global Warming. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30127-3_57
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