Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities for Energy Recovery from Wastes

The information presented here helps to characterize and nnderstand the thermal decomposition characteristics of waste materials. The information also assists in identifying materials of similar or different characteristics and for the design and development of advanced thermal destmction systems. 

PROSPECTS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTES 

Waste destruction by thermal decomposition makes good technical, environmental, and economic sense. Systems can be designed to meet almost any emissions standard oxygen could be used instead of air (even in excess enthalpy combustion systems) to achieve higher temperatures and reduce the amount of effluent gas a catalytic afterburner could be used to ensure complete combustion of trace compounds. 

Indeed this is a particularly good opportunity for what is being termed technology conversion. 

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