Case Made for Process-Waste Incineration
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Most industrial processes produce waste, some of which can be hazardous and detrimental to public health and the environment if not managed properly.
Case Made for Process-Waste Incineration
- 1. PROCESS-WASTE INCINERATION A Case is Made
- 3. HAZARDOUS WASTE comes from the production of gasoline, cosmetics, detergents, pharmaceuticals, paints & cleaning products, garden pesticides, cell phones, TVs, computers and even light bulbs.
- 4. WASTE can be liquid, solid, contained gas or sludge.
- 5. RECENT YEARS Corporate America, mid-sized companies and even the small facilities and workshops in recent years have reduced or recycled process wastes. Despite their best efforts, more than 200 million tons of hazardous waste are generated each year.
- 6. LANDFILLS In years past, hazardous waste was consigned to regular landfills. This results in incidences of materials seeping into the ground and nearby water sources.
- 7. INCINERATORS Today, hazardous waste is often destroyed in an incinerator. Incineration reduces the amount of hazardous waste. It also generates energy through the process gases released.
- 9. THE BEST TECHNOLOGY Hazardous waste destruction in incinerators has been determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be the best demonstrated available technology (BDAT) for most organic hazardous waste because the incineration process safely and effectively destroys the hazardous constituents in waste. When done right, incineration eliminates the toxic constituents in hazardous waste and reduces waste volume.
- 10. CLEAN AIR ACT
- 11. INCINERATION converts waste into ash, flue gas and heat.
- 12. INCINERATOR USE Incinerators reduce the solid mass of the original waste by 80 to 85 percent and volume by 95 percent to 96 percent. Incineration does not completely eliminate the need for landfilling. However, it does reduce the volume of waste necessary for disposal. Incineration has especially strong benefits for the treatment of specific types of waste. These are clinical and hazardous wastes where pathogens and toxins can be destroyed by extremely high temperatures.
- 13. TYPICAL HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR Consists of a rotary kiln, an afterburner and a means to control air pollution.
- 16. THE PROCESS The ram feeder can be automatically or manually cycled through a refractory line charging into the combustion chamber. The primary combustion chamber consists of the rotary drum and a 20 MMBtu burner which is controlled based on sensing input place in the ductwork between the primary and secondary combustion chambers. Ash from the primary combustion unit is dischard through a refractory lined valve and place in the discharge bridging.
- 19. RESULTS Incinerating hazardous waste decreases the load placed on landfills and prevents potentially dangerous materials within the waste from leaching out and polluting the surrounding environment. Through incineration, hazardous wastes can be safely and efficiently discarded.
- 20. FOR MORE INFORMATION Visit our website or contact Worldwide Recycling Equipment Sales, LLC at (660) 263-7575 or wwrequip@wwrequip.com