Development of advanced fluid-bed agglomeration and cyclonic incineration for simultaneous waste disposal and energy recovery

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

OSTI ID:6361384

Rehmat, A; Khinkis, M

The Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) is currently developing a two-stage fluidized-bed/cyclonic agglomerating incineration system for waste disposal that is based on combining the fluidized-bed agglomeration/incineration and cyclonic combustion techologies. Both technologies have been developed individually at IGT over many years. This combination has resulted in a unique and extremely flexible incinerator for solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes including municipal sludges. The system can operate over a wide range of conditions in the first stage, from low temperature (desorption) to high temperature (agglomeration), including gasification of wastes. In the combined system, solid, liquid, and gaseous organic wastes are incinerated with ease and great efficiency (>99.99% destruction and removal efficiency (DRE)), while solid inorganic contaminants contained within a glassy matrix are rendered benign and suitable for disposal in an ordinary landfill. The heat generated within the incinerator can be recovered using the state-of-the-art boilers. The development of the two-stage incinerator is a culmination of extensive research and development efforts on each stage of the incinerator. The variety of data obtained with solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes for both stages includes agglomeration of ash, incineration and reclamation of used blast grit and foundry sand, partial combustion of carbonaceous fuels, in-situ desulfurization, combustion of low-Btu gases, incineration of industrial wastewater, and incineration of carbon tetrachloride. 5 refs., 7 figs., 12 tabs.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: IGT; Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6361384
• Report Number(s): CONF-910339-2; ON: TI92002504
• Resource Relation: Conference: 15. annual conference on energy from biomass and wastes, Washington, DC (United States), 25-29 Mar 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
INCINERATORS
TESTING
LIQUID WASTES
COMBUSTION
LOW BTU GAS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ASHES
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
COAL
CYCLONE COMBUSTORS
FLUIDIZED BEDS
WASTE DISPOSAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
COMBUSTORS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
RESIDUES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
320305* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management