PILOT-SCALE STUDIES ON PCDD PCDF FORMATION AND CONTROL IN MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

被引:1
作者
MCGRATH, TP [1 ]
SEEKER, WR [1 ]
CHEN, SL [1 ]
LINZ, DG [1 ]
机构
[1] GAS RES INST, CHICAGO, IL 60631 USA
关键词
PCDD PCDF; RDF; INCINERATION; NATURAL GAS CO-FIRING;
D O I
10.1080/00102209208947167
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
This test program was designed to study the formation and emission of PCDD/PCDF during Refuse Derived Fuel combustion. Tests were conducted in a pilot scale RDF incinerator. Incinerator fly ash hold up for one hour at a temperature of 570-degrees-F resulted in an 8 to 20 fold increase in PCDD/PCDF content. Reductions in RDF load were found to decrease PCDD/PCDF emissions. Fluctuations in RDF feed rate produced increases in PCDD/PCDF emissions. Test results suggest the dominant PCDD/PCDF formation mechanism(s) in the incinerator involve organic compounds in entrained fly ash. A combustion strategy for PCDD/PCDF emissions control has been developed. Natural gas co-firing allows RDF load reduction while smoothing temporal and spatial fluctuations in the furnace.
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页码:187 / 201
页数:15
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