Research Areas for Improved Incineration System Performance

In the past few years, many combustion tests were conducted in full scale operating incinerators. Those test data indicate that certain issues need to be re-evaluated, and point out certain research areas for improved incineration system performance. The issues include incinerability ranking and its relationship with operating temperature; significance of CO monitoring; and significance of products of incomplete combustion emission. The research areas for improvement include waste feed control; oxygen control; expert system; hydrogen halide conversion; submicron particulate formation; and improved air pollution control devices.