Rotary-kiln incineration: the effect of oxygen enrichment on formation of transient puffs during batch introduction of hazardous wastes. Report for October 1986-October 1987

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5414980

Linak, W P; McSorley, J A; Wendt, J O.L.; Dunn, J E

The paper discusses results of experiments on a 73-kW (250,000 Btu/hr) rotary-kiln incinerator simulator equipped with a prototype oxygen enrichment burner, to determine the effect of oxygen enrichment on the magnitude and intensity of transient puffs emitted during batch introduction of contained liquid surrogate waste (toluene) on corncob sorbent. Results show that the effect of oxygen enrichment at constant temperature is to decrease the size of the transient puff, but that increases in kiln temperature associated with oxygen enrichment can offset this and cause net increases in the transient emissions. The effect is likely due to increases in the rate of waste volatilization. These results were especially true for particulate matter and are consistent with previous results without oxygen enrichment.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5414980
• Report Number(s): PB-88-140546/XAB; EPA-600/D-87/358
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENRICHMENT
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
LIQUID WASTES
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PROGRESS REPORT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOLUENE
TOXICITY
WASTES