Combustion control of PCDD/PCDF emissions from municipal waste-incinerators in North America
The paper discusses combustion control of emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) from municipal waste incinerators in North America. New regulations to control air pollution emissions from municipal waste incineration have been enacted in Canada and are being developed in the U.S. Regulations in both countries will require the use of good combustion practice (GCP). The U.S. EPA defines three goals for their GCP strategy: to maximize furnace destruction of organics, to limit the relative amount of flyash carried from combustors with flue gases, and to operate flyash collection devices at temperatures which minimize the de novo synthesis of PCDD/PCDF. The paper describes the rationale for the GCP strategy, presents data showing the effects of electrostatic precipitator operating temperature on PCDD/PCDF formation rates, and brieflydescribes current North American incinerator design and operating practices which must be changed to reduce formation and emission of PCDD/PCDF.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5772015
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-162552/XAB; EPA-600/D-90/241
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Presented at International Conference on Organohalogen Compounds (10th), Bayreuth, FRG, September 10-14, 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
BENZOFURANS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
DIOXIN
MUNICIPAL WASTES
COMBUSTION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
CANADA
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
FLY ASH
INCINERATORS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
US EPA
WASTE DISPOSAL
AEROSOL WASTES
ASHES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EQUIPMENT
FURANS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
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ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS
RESIDUES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US ORGANIZATIONS
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WASTES
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