Thermal processes for hazardous waste: the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) research program

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5422251

Licis, I J

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been conducting an extensive research program to study the practice of destroying hazardous waste in high-temperature industrial processes. These studies have encompassed processes such as hazardous waste incineration, and processes cofiring hazardous waste such as industrial boilers, kilns, furnaces, and asphalt plants. The results of the research program to date have shown that, in general, properly operated, high temperature processes can attain EPA standards for destruction and removal of organics contained in the tested hazardous waste greater than 99.99%. Effective control (99% removal) of hydrogen chloride (HCl) emissions was also attained in the facilities burning chlorinated organic waste. The promulgation of these regulations is expected to put increased emphasis on high temperature destruction methods, although the rate of these changes will be highly susceptible to many market factors, public acceptance and the specific regulations themselves.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5422251
• Report Number(s): PB-86-216439/XAB; EPA/600/D-86/131
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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