Performance evaluation of material separation in a material recovery facility using a network flow model

In this paper, we model the recycling process for solid waste as performed in a material recovery facility. The intent is to 2 inform the design and evaluation of a material recovery facility (MRF) in order to increase its profit, efficiency and recovery rate. We 3 model the MRF as a multi-stage mat...

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Main Authors: Ip, Karine (Author), Testa, Mariapaola (Author), Raymond, Anne Glidden (Author), Graves, Stephen C (Author), Gutowski, Timothy G (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Sloan School of Management (Contributor), Graves, Stephen, C. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-09T17:34:58Z.
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