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Gaseous HC1 and chlorinated organic compound emissions from refuse-fired waste-to-energy systems. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6060010

The emissions from a water-wall mass-fired municipal-waste incinerator and a refuse-derived-fuel (RDF) fired incinerator were sampled for chlorinated organic compounds and hydrochloric acid (HCl). The sampling was performed to evaluate the extractive sampling methods used to measure the compounds. Sampling the chlorinated organic compound emissions was conducted using a modified version of the EPA Reference 5 Method, which included an XAD-2 resin cartridge. HC1 was sampled with an impinger train using basic absorbing solutions. The recovered chlorinated organics were separated into chlorophenols, chlorobenzenes, poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs), and chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs), and quantitated. The results of the analysis are presented in terms of the compounds distributions within the sampling systems as well as the emission rates.

Research Organization:
Scott Environmental Technology, Inc., Plumsteadville, PA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6060010
Report Number(s):
PB-86-145661/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English