Pilot-scale evaluation of incinerating listed wastes from specific sources. Report for 1986-1988

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6761507

Dempsey, C R; Thurnau, R C

Pilot-Scale incineration testing was conducted at the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Incineration Research Facility (IRF) to support the development of best demonstrated available technology (BDAT) standards for the treatment of several hazardous wastes from specific sources (K-Wastes). All testing was conducted in the IRF's rotary kiln system. The paper summarizes the results of this testing for four of these wastes. The objective was to determine if these wastes could be incinerated by a well designed, well operated incinerator based on compliance with the hazardous waste incinerator regulations and to characterize the incineration residuals for hazardous constituents. It was found that these wastes could generally be incinerated in compliance with these regulations. However, the mist carryover from the air pollution control device would have to be more effectively controlled to meet the particulate standard in some cases. No detectable amounts of principle organic hazardous constituents (POHC's) were found in either the kiln ash or scrubber blowdown.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6761507
• Report Number(s): PB-90-263997/XAB; EPA--600/D-90/141
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMPLIANCE
CONTROL
EVALUATION
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PILOT PLANTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
STANDARDS
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT