Incineration of xylene/sorbent packs. A study of conditions at the exit of a full-scale industrial incinerator

Exit gases and temperatures were recorded in the stack of an industrial incinerator during batch loading of single plastic packs containing a xylene/sorbent mixture. Average values of continuously recorded oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbon, and temperature are reported from...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 1991-02, Vol.25 (2), p.223-232
Main Authors: Cundy, Vic A, Sterling, Arthur M, Lester, Thomas W, Jakway, Allen L, Leger, Christopher B, Lu, Chao, Montestruc, Alfred N, Conway, Roger B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
320305 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management
540120 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
XYLENES
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Summary:Exit gases and temperatures were recorded in the stack of an industrial incinerator during batch loading of single plastic packs containing a xylene/sorbent mixture. Average values of continuously recorded oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbon, and temperature are reported from two locations on a vertical cross-section near the kiln exit. Considerable stratification was noted at the exit during plastic pack treatment for all operating conditions analyzed. Significant bursts of xylene evolution are inferred from continuous measurements of stable species and temperature and from visual observation. Stack emissions remained well within regulatory limits, even during the most vigorous bursts.
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es00014a002