Pilot-scale testing of paint-waste incineration. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7277903

Operations at the U.S. Army depots generate large quantities of paint removal and application wastes. These wastes, many of which are hazardous, are currently disposed of off site. Off-site disposal of solids is often by landfilling, which will be banned or highly restricted in the future. Several research activities have been initiated by USATHAMA to evaluate alternative technologies for management of paint wastes. The project described in this report involved pilot-scale incineration testing of two paint wastes: spent plastic blast media and spent agricultural blast media (ground walnut shells). The objective of this task was to continue development of incineration as an alternative treatment technology for paint wastes through pilot-scale rotary-kiln incineration testing. The results of the pilot test were evaluated to assess how the paint waste characteristics and incinerator operating conditions affected the following: characteristics of ash residue volume reduction achieved, destruction and removal efficiencies (DRE's) for organic compound and characteristics of stack gases.

• Research Organization: PEI Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7277903
• Report Number(s): AD-A-251890/0/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
INCINERATORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
MILITARY FACILITIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
COMBUSTION
AIR POLLUTION
ASHES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
PAINTS
PLASTICS
REMOVAL
RESIDUES
US DOD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COATINGS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXIDATION
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US ORGANIZATIONS
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)