municipal incineration Articles
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CASE STUDY #27 Q-PAC PLASTIC - “Q-PAC saved us $8,362 per year and did not plug!”
The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts purchased two acid scrubbing towers for their Municipal incinerator. The scrubbers had to perform at unusually high particulate loadings forcing change-out of packing every 3-4 months. Because the plant cannot operate without the scrubber and because a plant shutdown is scheduled once a year it was imperative to find a packing or system that could ...
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Municipal Incinerator Waste
The monitoring of metal concentrations in the waste water from municipal incinerators to ensure compliance with the EU Waste Incineration ...
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Municipal Incinerator (Slovenia) - Case Study
WID and BREF-compliant EU showcase municipal incinerator in Slovenia During 2008 Glosfume was asked to supply a ceramic filter which could achieve emission levels below WID. Representing the state-of-the-art in high temperature filtration design rated at 70,589 Am3/hr @ 250 °C. The installation complies both Waste Incineration Directive (WID) and BAT Reference note (BREF) compliant and will ...
By Glosfume
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Optimizing Baghouse Performance in Waste-to- Energy Incinerator
An end user with many years experience, operating3 different Municipal Waste Incineration plants, decided to build a new “state of the art” plant. After fully investigating the performance of different types of filter media, he decided upon GORE-TEX® membrane on GORE-TEX® felt, as he was convinced that is was the “best available ...
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Simulation of the plume emitted by a municipal waste incinerator in Madeira Island
TAPM (The Air Pollution Model) was applied to Madeira Island to simulate the behaviour of the plume of a municipal waste incinerator that was constructed in the southern slope of the island at an altitude of 1380 m. TAPM simulates very well the atmospheric flow that occurs around the island and inside the inner valleys under strong synoptic forcing. Validation tools reveal the good agreement ...
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Atmospheric impact of a municipal wastes incinerator
This paper presents a case study of an air pollution dispersion model for the atmospheric impact assessment of a new municipal wastes incinerator (MWI). The capacity of the present MWI will increase more than ten times, and a new high-efficiency flue gas treatment system is projected. The environmental impact study has been focused on the long-term aspect of the air pollution (chronic pollution) ...
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What are the types of incinerators available?
Incineration is a viable alternative to Landfill. An incinerator can destroy and remove at least 99.99 percent of each harmful chemical in the waste it processes. When some extremely harmful chemicals are present, EPA requires that an incinerator show it can destroy and remove at least 99.9999 percent of contaminants in the waste. Ash remaining at the bottom of the combustion chambers likely ...
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Study Charts a Future for Waste-Derived Fuels
Pointers to possible future EU policy initiatives to give co-incineration facilities burning waste-derived fuels a strategic role in waste management have emerged in a study for the European Commission.1 The report suggests a policy focus on promoting source separation of municipal wastes, active discouragement of mass burn incinerators, and a levelling of the regulatory playing-field for ...
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Artificial carbonation for controlling the mobility of critical elements in bottom ash
In municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI), bottom ash, generated at a stoker grate type incinerator, the critical elements were identified in terms of EU regulation. The stabilizing effect of moderate carbonation (pH 8.28 ± 0.03) on critical contaminants was studied through availability and diffusion leaching protocols. Data from the performed tests were evaluated with the goal of reusing MSWI ...
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Radiocarbon measurement of fossil CO2 emissions from waste incineration plants: A monitoring tool for CO2 trading in Denmark and Sweden
In several countries, an increasing share of renewable energy comes from waste incineration. Due to the content of fossil carbon in combustible waste, the fossil CO2 constitute a considerable share of the total CO2 emissions from combustion of municipal waste. The National governments in Denmark and Sweden have decided to include the emissions of fossil CO2 from municipal waste incineration ...
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The municipal solid waste incineration sector in Europe: a study of harmonisation and its impact
This article discusses how Sustainable Development and Quality Management meet a common target. Companies that excel in Best Available Technology (BAT) respond to expanding sets of expectation of the client and of the legislator. The paper analyses the link between governance, lobbying, and the emergence of economic and environmental feasibility of current quality management factors. In ...
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Effect of drying on leaching testing of treated municipal solid waste incineration APC-residues
Air-pollution-control (APC) residues from waste incinerators are hazardous waste according to European legislation and must be treated prior to landfilling. Batch and column leaching data determine which type of landfill can receive the treated APC-residues. CEN standards are prescribed for the batch and column leaching test; however, these standards do not specify whether or not the residue ...
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Overview of municipal sludge fluid bed incineration in North America – from green to greener – the Lakeview, the Duffin Creek and the Southerly experiences
Thermal processes used in sludge disposal have become more attractive as process improvements have been introduced, such as power generation and efficient heat recovery. More and more utilities and agencies are reevaluating their sludge management practices to ensure that they are providing sustainable management solutions for their clients. The thermal process design approach to the disposal of ...
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Heavy metals in wet scrubber residue from a medium–sized (32 MW) municipal district heating plant incinerating wood and peat in a fluidised bed boiler
Due to the low total concentrations of heavy metals and extractable compounds, it is recommended that the wet scrubber residue be used as a construction agent instead of being disposed of in landfills. According to five–stage sequential extraction, the highest concentrations of most of the heavy metals occurred in the residual fraction (i.e., HF + HNO3 + HCl), which means that the heavy metals in ...
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Improved understanding of the pozzolanic behaviour of MSWI fly ash with Ca(OH)
2solutionThe study aims at investigating pozzolanic behaviour of MSWI fly ash in a saturated Ca(OH)2 solution at various times. The raw and water–washed fly ashes were selected for the pozzolanic solidification experiment to which mass ratios of the solution to ash (ml/g) were adjusted to be 3 and 10, whereas the solidification times were set from 7 to 28 days and from one to three months. From the XRD ...
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What factors are influencing waste to energy capacity requirements in the UK and Europe?
What factors are influencing waste to energy capacity requirements in the UK and Europe? How can the EU balance its EFW capacity going forward? As growth in municipal recycling has slowed to a crawl over the last five years, after racing from 11.2% in 2000/01 to 41.5% in 2010/11, the European target of 50% recycling by 2020 is beginning to look increasingly challenging. Let alone the 65% target ...
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Sludge Incinerator RTO Upgrade with MLM-160-6®: $50,000+ Yearly Power Savings
IntroductionThe city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts operates a multiple hearth incinerator that burns municipal sludge to minimize waste volumes. Although not universally used by municipalities in the United States, incineration is a widely accepted and used method of sludge disposal. The major benefit of incineration is a greatly reduced need for landfill space. An 85 - 95% volume reduction of ...
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The problem of NOx emissions
The problem of NOx emissions The problem with Nitrogen compounds (NOx) emissions is that they contribute to generating the greenhouse effect. For example, N2O causes 300 times more damage than CO2. In addition, NOx combines with the humidity of the air in the atmosphere and is the cause of acid rain and is therefore very dangerous for the environment. ...
By TECAM
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Waste incineration for urban India: valuable contribution to sustainable MSWM or inappropriate high–tech solution affecting livelihoods and public health?
Urban India is facing huge challenges in terms of population growth and resultant infrastructural needs. Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) still remains a challenge for urban local bodies. Municipal solid waste (management and handling) rules, 2000 was a first step in India towards organising the system, but till date the systems are largely insufficient and/inefficient. Focus on the urban ...
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Refuse Derived Fuel, Current Practice and Perspectives
Untitled Document Summary I OBJECTIVES The objectives of the project were to undertake a survey on the current practices of production and use of refuse derived fuel (RDF) in the fifteen Member States of the European Union, as well as to undertake an overview of the legal and policy framework of RDF production and use; an assessment of the environmental impacts and of the ...
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