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On the Alternative Incineration Technologies for the Treatment of Hazardous Waste  

Yang, Hee-Chul (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Cho, Yung-Zun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Eun, Hee-Chul (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Eung-Ho (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.45, no.4, 2007 , pp. 319-327 More about this Journal
Abstract
Incineration has been regarded as the best developed technology available for organically hazardous waste. However, permitting and siting incinerators to treat hazardous waste such as a waste containing PCBs is very difficult due to the public concerns associated with toxic air emissions. Recently, a lot of alternatives to an incineration have been developed and these technologies have the potential of alleviating public concerns by decreasing emissions of hazardous materials such as dioxins and furans. This paper reviews currently available alternative incineration technologies for various hazardous waste streams. Various categories of non-thermal and thermal alternative incineration technologies have been evaluated in terms of their process operating condition, applicability of a waste stream and their emission of secondary waste. Detailed descriptions of operating principles of several technologies are also provided.
Keywords
Alternative Incineration Technology; Chemical Oxidation; Steam Reforming; Gas-phase Reduction; Molten Salt Oxidation;
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