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Title: Fuel-efficient sewage sludge incineration. Final report, May 1987-September 1989

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6448251

A study was performed to evaluate the status of incineration with low fuel use as a sludge disposal technology. The energy requirements, life-cycle costs, operation and maintenance requirements, and process capabilities of four sludge incineration facilities were evaluated. These facilities used a range of sludge thickening, conditioning, dewatering, and incineration technologies. The results provided realistic cost and energy requirements for a fuel-efficient sludge incineration facility and highlighted operational, managerial, and design features that contributed to the fuel efficiency of the incineration process. The information provides a basis for evaluating both the applicability of sludge incineration in future facilities and the cost and energy efficiency of existing incineration facilities.

Research Organization:
Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc., Boston, MA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6448251
Report Number(s):
PB-90-261827/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-03-3346
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English