How is industrial waste incinerated?
Waste incinerators comprise a combustion chamber in which the waste is incinerated at high temperatures, a steam boiler that recovers part of the energy contained in the waste as steam, and a steam turbine that partly converts the steam into electricity. Moreover, dust and harmful chemical substances are removed from the exhaust gases before they are released to the atmosphere. This flue gas cleaning process in some cases leads to a wastewater discharge to surface water. Ashes or other solid residues remaining after incineration are generally disposed of in landfills. Depending on the type of waste, a different type of incinerator is more appropriate. More…
