Experience in design and commissioning of activated carbon adsorbers - STEAG/a/c/t{sup {trademark}} process in European waste incineration plants
- Steag Aktiengesellschaft, Essen (Germany)
STEAG has many experience with designing, engineering, commissioning and operating activated carbon processes for the removal of heavy metals, dioxins and furans from the flue gas of medical, hazardous and municipal waste incinerators and with cleaning industrial flue gases from an HCl production plant. The first medical waste incinerator with an activated carbon adsorber commenced commercial operation in 1991, with excellent results. In March 1992, the hazardous waste incineration plant for a flue gas volume of 77,000 m{sup 3}/h SC started operation. The 6 STEAG activated carbon units for volumes of 155,000 m{sup 3}/h SC each have been in operation at a municipal solid waste incinerator since 1993. Line 7 at the same location is now in the startup phase. Municipal solid waste incinerator with an hourly flue gas flow rate of 292,000 m{sup 3}/h SC and 4 x 168,000 m{sup 3}/h SC are currently under start operation. An NCl production plant equipped with a STEAG /a/c/t{trademark}. Process for dioxins and furans removal from flue gas has been in operation since June 1995. The process and the design data of these plants will be introduced in this paper and the most important design details will be discussed. Additionally to the activated carbon process fixed-bed technology - the activated carbon injection process and their efficiencies for the removal of dioxins, furans and heavy metals will be briefly described in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 370395
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960376--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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