Removal efficiencies of PCDDs/PCDFs by air pollution control devices in municipal solid waste incinerators

Chemosphere. 2001 May-Jun;43(4-7):773-6. doi: 10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00432-x.

Abstract

Removal efficiencies of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs) by air pollution control devices (APCDs) in the commercial-scale municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators with a capacity of above 200 ton/day were evaluated. The removal efficiencies of PCDDs/PCDFs were up to 95% when the activated carbon (AC) was injected in front of electrostatic precipitator (EP). Spray dryer absorber/bag filter (SDA/BF) had high removal efficiency (99%)) of PCDDs/PCDFs when a mixture of lime and AC was sprayed into the SDA. When the AC was not added in scrubbing solution, the whole congeners of PCDDs/PCDFs were enriched in the wet scrubber (WS) with negative removal efficiencies of -25% to -5731%. Discharge of PCDDs/PCDFs was decreased with increasing the proportions of AC added in scrubbing solution. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system had the removal efficiencies of up to 93% during the test operation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollution / prevention & control*
  • Benzofurans / analysis*
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Filtration
  • Incineration
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / analogs & derivatives
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / analysis*
  • Refuse Disposal / instrumentation*
  • Refuse Disposal / methods
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis*
  • Static Electricity

Substances

  • Benzofurans
  • Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Carbon