Cleaning of municipal-waste incinerator flue gas in Europe

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5331752

Brna, T G; Ellison, W; Jorgensen, C

This paper gives an overview of a substantial ongoing air-pollution-control program in West Germany, as it relates to emission of acid gases and other pollutants from municipal-refuse incineration. It details emission regulations, control means used, and technical advancements accomplished and foreseen. It gives results and the approximate effectiveness of various controls in reducing acid gas, trace organic, trace heavy metal, and particulate-matter emissions. Available data indicate that lime spray dryer/electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and spray-dryer/fabric-filter systems can attain 70-90% acid-gas removal and 97% or more control of dioxins and furans, while limiting mercury emissions to about 0.01-0.07 mg/N-cu m (dry). In comparison, some wet-scrubber systems can attain 90-plus % acid-gas removal with substantial removal of NOx and comparable control of dioxins and furans, while possibly providing consistently lower mercury emissions.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5331752
• Report Number(s): PB-88-160304/XAB; EPA-600/D-88/015
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
CLEANING
DRYING
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
EQUIPMENT
EUROPE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
FILTERS
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
SPRAY DRYING
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WESTERN EUROPE