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APPLICATIONS ANALYSIS REPORT: RETECH PLASMA CENTRIFUGAL FURNACE
Citation:
Jackson, T. APPLICATIONS ANALYSIS REPORT: RETECH PLASMA CENTRIFUGAL FURNACE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/540/A5-91/007 (NTIS PB92231315).
Description:
This document is an evaluation of the performance of the Retech Inc. Plasma Centrifugal Furnace (PCF) and its applicability as a treatment technique for soils contaminated with organic and/or inorganic compounds. oth the technical and economic aspects of the technology were examined. emonstration of the Retech furnace was conducted under the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program at the Department of Energy's Component Development and integration Facility in Butte, Montana. perational data, along with sampling and analysis information, were carefully compiled to establish a data base against which other available data, `85 well as the vendor's claims for the technology, have been com- pared and evaluated. onclusions concerning the technology's suitability for use in immobilizing contaminants in the feed soil were reached, and extrapolations regarding applications at other sites with different contaminants and soil types were made. he following conclusions were derived mainly from the results of the Demonstration Tests and supported by other available data: 1) the treated soil did not leach any RCRA metal's at levels above the regulatory limits; (2) the process achieved a Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE) of greater than 99.99% for the Principal Organic Hazardous Constituent (POHC), hexachlorobenzene; (3) the air pollution control system did not re- duce the level of particulate emissions to below the RCRA limits. he PCF can successfully immobilize heavy metals, however this treatment option is relatively expensive.
