Assessment of trace organic emissions test results from the Montgomery County South MWC in Dayton, Ohio
The paper gives results of an evaluation of the formation and removal of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) at various locations throughout the Montgomery County South municipal waste incinerator in Dayton, OH. It is a mass burn refractory incinerator, consisting of an ignition chamber, rotary kiln, mixing chamber, water quench chamber, electrostatic precipitator (ESP), and stack. Three tests at each of six test conditions were used to evaluate the effects of ESP inlet temperature, sorbent injection, and combustion temperature on pollutant formation and emission. Test results indicated two sources of PCDD/PCDF formation: the combustor upstream of the mixing chamber and the ESP. PCDD/PCDF leaving the combustor appears to be associated predominantly with entrained particulate matter (PM) with particles larger than 10 micrometers. Increases in PCDD/PCDF concentrations across the ESP were found at lower temperatures (148 C) than previously reported. Indicated PCDD/PCDF formation rates in the ESP were highly dependent on ESP inlet temperature.
- Research Organization:
- Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Durham, NC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5675433
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-182642/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-03-3365
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BENZOFURANS
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIOXIN
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION V
FURANS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OHIO
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
SIZE
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TESTING
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES