An examination of recent air pollution control systems on waste incineration facilities around the world

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:353613

Weaver, E H ^[1]; Bourgoin, S ^[2]

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1. Belco Technologies Corp., Parsippany, NJ (United States)
2. LAB, S.A., Lyon (France)

The incineration of waste is an important part of the management of wastes around the world. An integral part of the incineration process is the control of the air emissions generated from these facilities. Although the allowable emissions do vary significantly from country to country, most parts of the world are employing increasingly stringent emission levels to ensure the environmental acceptability of these facilities. In this paper, the recent worldwide experience of one air pollution control vendor is examined in detail to illustrate the various technologies and systems currently being employed. To examine the situation in Europe, a total of two recent projects are examined. One project utilizes a semi-dry scrubbing system for air pollution control. The other project utilizes a wet scrubbing system with a spray dryer for the evaporation of the wet scrubber bleed, thus creating a zero discharge system. Current trends in Asia are also examined. Two semi-dry scrubbing systems are also examined, one in service for two years requiring less stringent emissions, and a recent project requiring substantially lower emission levels. Finally, the status in the US is examined through a very recent facility which processes approximately 1600 TPD of municipal waste.

• OSTI ID: 353613
• Report Number(s): CONF-970677--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
DRY SCRUBBERS
EUROPE
INCINERATORS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT