Advanced two-stage incinerator

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6248722

Rehmat, A; Khinkis, M

The Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) is developing an advanced incinerator that combines the fluidized-bed agglomeration/incineration and cyclonic combustion/incineration technologies that have been developed separately at IGT over many years. This combination results in a unique and extremely flexible incinerator for solid, sludge, liquid, and gaseous wastes. This system can operate over a wide range of conditions in the first stage, from low temperature (desorption) to high temperature (agglomeration), including gasification of high-Btu wastes. In the combined system, solid, liquid, and gaseous organic wastes would be easily and efficiently destroyed (>99.99% destruction and removal efficiency (DRE)), whereas solid inorganic contaminants would be contained within a glassy matrix, rendering them benign and suitable for disposal in an ordinary landfill. This technology is different from other existing technologies because of its agglomeration and encapsulation capability and its flexibility with respect to the types wastes it can handle. Both the fluidized-bed as well as the cyclonic incineration technologies have been fully developed and tested separately at pilot scales. 12 refs., 4 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6248722
• Report Number(s): CONF-910783-1; ON: TI92002561
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGGLOMERATING ASH PROCESS
AGGLOMERATION
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COAL GASIFICATION
COKE
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTORS
CYCLONE COMBUSTORS
DESIGN
DESORPTION
ENCAPSULATION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
INCINERATORS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC WASTES
OXIDATION
REFUSE DERIVED FUELS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USES
WASTES