Hazardous waste processing technology
The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in 1980 at least 57 million metric tons of the nation's total waste load could be classified as hazardous. Only 10% of the hazardous wastes are properly managed and disposed. Three kinds of treatment processes can be used to render hazardous waste less hazardous or nonhazardous: (1) physical processes, such as carbon or resin adsorption, centrifuging, flocculation, sedimentation, reverse osmosis, and ultrafiltration; (2) chemical processes, such as fixation, neutralization, ion exchange, oxidation reduction and precipitation; and (3) biological processes, such as activated sludge, composting and land application. Land disposal includes secure chemical landfilling, secure burial and deep well injection. Part 1 of this book discusses the thermal processing technologies, and Part 2 presents treatment and disposal technologies. Chapter 1 - general introduction; Chapter 2 - review of regulations, waste management and technologies governing thermal processes; Chapter 3 - evaluation of incineration systems and waste handling technologies; Chapter 4 - design of incinerator equipment; Chapter 5 - theory, design, research and development, and instrumentation, control and measurement of incineration systems; Chapter 6 - recovery of waste heat and by-products; air and water pollution aspects; Chapter 7 - catalytic incineration, wet air oxidation and pyrolysis; Chapter 8 - overview of treatment processes and disposal site selection requirements; Chapter 9 - physical treatment processes; Chapter 10 - chemical treatment processes; and Chapter 11 - biological treatment processes. (DP)
- OSTI ID:
- 5325109
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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