Incinerator operating conditions affect combustion gas levels of dioxins, furans

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5178079

New research shows levels of dioxins and furans can be minimized by good combustion practices at a garbage-burning incinerator, according to results of the Combustion and Emissions Research Project at the VICON Incinerator Facility. The project focused on how a wide range of combustion conditions and different types of refuse quality affected the amount of dioxins and furans formed and destroyed during the combustion process. The results of the research show concentrations of dioxins and furans among the lowest measured at any incinerator. Tests were conducted over a broad range of operating conditions, with furnace temperatures as low as 1300 degrees and as high as 1900 degrees Fahrenheit. The only increase in dioxins and furans during testing occurred when incinerator temperatures were reduced below 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.

• OSTI ID: 5178079
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 37:10; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DIOXIN
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FURANS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INCINERATORS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE