AFBC co-firing of coal and hospital waste

Technical Report · Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6871337· OSTI ID:6871337

Coulthard, E. J.; Roy, R. R.

The unit to be installed at Lebanon Veteran's Affairs Medical Center will prove that circulating fluidized bed combustion can provide economically viable and efficient hospital waste destruction and steam generation. The State permitting process is proceeding. The air quality division of the Department of Environmental Resources has requested the use of anthracite coal only. Anthracite has a much lower sulfur content than bituminous coal. The use of the anthracite coal has been approved by the Department of Veteran's Affairs. The DER permit will specify the use of antrhacite coal. The State permitting approval is expected in the near future. Testing with the shredding system at the Donlee Pilot facility has been completed. The results predict the Lebanon VA facility will meet both NSPS regulations and the BAT guidelines proposed by the State of Pennsylvania. There have been no significant problems encountered to date.

• Research Organization: Donlee Technologies, Inc., York, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-91MC27205
• OSTI ID: 6871337
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/27205-3189; ON: DE93006663
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL
COCOMBUSTION
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
WASTES
ANTHRACITE
CIRCULATING SYSTEMS
INCINERATORS
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
PLANNING
PROGRESS REPORT
STATE GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
BLACK COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATERIALS
OXIDATION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
014000* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Combustion