Environmental Progress · 1989 · 30 citations · 0 references
EngineeringNuclear Waste ManagementEnergy EfficiencyWaste TreatmentWaste Heat RecoveryIncinerationDestruction EffectivenessIndustrial Waste ManagementWastewater TreatmentProcess SafetyEnergy RecyclingChemical EngineeringThermodynamicsMaterials ScienceThermal ProtectionHeat TransferInfrared SystemWaste ManagementEnvironmental EngineeringCombustion ScienceThermal ManagementEnvironmental RemediationRecyclingThermal EngineeringPilot‐scale Demonstration
Abstract Five innovative technologies for thermally destroying hazardous wastes were selected and are described. They are oxygen‐enriched incineration, Westinghouse/O'Connor combustor, circulating bed combustion, infrared system, and plasma arc. Two important criteria used in selecting these technologies are that they are at least at the stage of pilot‐scale demonstration and appear to be promising in terms of destruction effectiveness.