Article | REF: G2051 V1

Thermal treatment of waste - Processes and related technologies

Author: Gérard ANTONINI

Publication date: January 10, 2005

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1. Waste preparation/feeding technologies

In most cases, the implementation of a thermal waste destruction process requires prior preparation and/or shaping of the waste. These can be broken down into several elementary operations.

  • Waste reception and storage

    Waste is generally unloaded onto a quay by lorry, then weighed, identified, analyzed and stored on a storage area or in a ventilated pit (vacuum), which may or may not be equipped with devices to suppress the dust and vapors generated during unloading.

  • Waste preparation

    Waste sometimes needs to be pre-treated before being introduced into the furnace, as is particularly the case when feeding fluidized-bed furnaces, for example.

    The aim of this pre-treatment of raw waste is to eliminate massive...

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