Main Title |
Pilot-scale evaluation of the thermal stability POHC incinerability ranking / |
Author |
Lee, J. W. ;
Whitworth, W. E. ;
Waterland., L. R.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Acurex Corp., Mountain View, CA. Environmental Systems Div.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/R-92/065; EPA-68-C9-0038 |
Stock Number |
PB92-166966 |
Subjects |
Hazardous wastes--Incineration ;
Hazardous wastes--Research ;
Hazardous waste disposal--Research
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Additional Subjects |
Air pollution sampling ;
Incinerators ;
Hazardous materials ;
Waste disposal ;
Combustion efficiency ;
Failure ;
Pilot plants ;
Ranking ;
Volatile organic compounds ;
Thermal stability ;
Continuous sampling ;
Flue gases ;
Air pollution control ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Quality assurance ;
Kilns ;
Performance standards ;
Pollution regulations ;
Principal organic hazardous constituent
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB92-166966 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
231 pages ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
A test series were performed at the U.S. EPA Incineration Research Facility (IRF) to evaluate the thermal-stability-based principal organic hazardous constituent (POHC) incinerability ranking. Mixtures of twelve POHCs with predicted incinerabilities spanning the range of most- to least-difficult-to-incinerate classes were combined with a clay-based sorbent matrix and fed to the facility's pilot-scale rotary kiln incinerator. Kiln operating conditions were varied to include a baseline operating condition, three modes of attempted incineration failure, and a worst-case combination of the three failure modes. Kiln-exit POHC destruction and removal efficiencies (DREs) were in the 99.99% range for the volatile POHCs during the baseline, mixing failure and matrix failure tests. Semivolatile POHCs were not detected at the kiln exit for these tests; corresponding DREs were generally greater than 99.999%. The thermal failure and worst-case tests resulted in substantially decreased kiln-exit POHC DREs, ranging from less than 99% to greater than 99.999%. General agreement between measured and predicted relative kiln-exit POHC DREs was observed for those two tests. |
Notes |
"Robert C. Thurnau, project officer; Gregory J. Carroll, technical task manager." "April 1992." Sponsored by U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development. Microfiche. |