Evaluation of hazardous-waste incineration in a cement kiln at San Juan Cement

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6100444

Peters, J A; Hughes, T W; Mournighan, R E

Some attractive alternatives to hazardous waste incineration which make use of a waste's heat content are cofiring of hazardous wastes in high temperature industrial processes. Many such processes, which include cement and dolomite kilms, glass furnaces, steel furnaces, and some industrial boilers, provide conditions of temperature and residence time similar to those required for dedicated hazardous waste incinerators. In addition to the savings derived from the heat value, the use of existing industrial processes requires less capital to process a given amount of hazardous waste. The ability of a cement kiln to destroy wastes was evaluated. Data was collected to formulate permitting criteria, and to evaluate the kiln's ability to remove the HCl combustion product. A sampling program was conducted during the burning of the hazardous waste. The primary goal of the program was to evaluate the effects of various waste parameters on the destruction efficiency of Principal Organic Hazardous Components (POHC's), and change in emissions of particulate matter, hydrocarbons, CO, SO/sub 2/, NO/sub x/, and HCl. Secondary objectives were to detect and quantify the Products of Incomplete Combustion (PIC's), chlorinated dibenzofurans, chlorinated dibenzodioxins, trace metals and heavy organics. Results show lower destruction and removal efficiencies, no change in particulate emissions, and significant changes in SO/sub 2/ and NO/sub x/ emissions. (PSB)

• Research Organization: Monsanto Research Corp., Dayton, OH (USA); Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00053
• OSTI ID: 6100444
• Report Number(s): MLM-3071-(OP); CONF-830587-1; ON: DE83012571
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
BENZOFURANS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DIOXIN
ELEMENTS
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FURANS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INCINERATORS
INORGANIC ACIDS
KILNS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
POLLUTION
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
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TRACE AMOUNTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT