From Methane to Masonry

Like Many manufacturers, Boral Bricks Inc., headquartered in Roswell, Ga., is continuously seeking ways to use alternative fuels to cut costs, protect the environment and uphold its role as a community partner. A landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) project at its new brick manufacturing plant in Union City, Okla., was designed to help the company meet these goals. Boral Bricks' Union City plant is located approximately two miles from a solid waste landfill and uses methane gas from the facility to fire its kiln. The gas is processed using a collection/refrigeration/compression system and transported through a two-mile pipeline at low pressure ...

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