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FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF THE LINDE OXYGEN COMBUSTION SYSTEM ON THE EPA MOBILE INCINERATOR
Citation:
Ho, M., J. Perdek, J. Stumbar, AND R. Sawyer. FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF THE LINDE OXYGEN COMBUSTION SYSTEM ON THE EPA MOBILE INCINERATOR. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-92/176.
Description:
This paper summarizes the various system performance tests and the long-term operating experience of the LINDE(r) Oxygen Combustion System (OCS) installed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mobile Incineration System (MIS) when it was in operation at the Denney Farm site in southwestern Missouri. he LINDE OCS was installed on the HIS as part of a major modification program in 1987. he modified system was first demonstrated for three months in 1987 when various system performance tests were conducted. est burns of the modified HIS showed destruction and removal efficiencies (DRE) surpassing both Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) standards. he system resumed operation in February ,1988 to continue the incineration of dioxin-contaminated materials from sites in southwestern Missouri. fter implementation of the modifications, over ten million pounds of dioxin-contaminated material including soil, lagoon sludge, plastics, trash, protective clothing, and wood, etc. were processed. HIS operations at Denney Farm ceased in April 1989. The incorporation of a Linde "A"(R) Oxygen Combustion System in the rotary kiln was primarily responsible for increasing the MIS capacity for treating soils by more than a factor of two. his was the first application of an oxygen burner in a hazardous waste incineration system. he microprocessor-based controls of the oxygen system have exhibited excellent response, reducing the number of feed shutdowns due to low oxygen and high carbon monoxide contents in the stack gas which resulted from variations in the BTU content of the waste feed. t was also shown that nitrogen oxides emissions from the oxygen enriched operation compare favorably with the previous air-based operation.