Question
Environmental Engineering Question on Transportation of solid wastes
An organic waste is represented as C240O200H180N5S.
(Atomic weights: S-32, H-1, C-12, O-16, N-14).
Assume complete conversion of S to SO2 while burning.
SO2 generated (in grams) per kg of this waste is _______ (rounded off to 1 decimal place).
Answer
The correct answer is 9.9 to 10.2 (approx)