The emissions of toxic compounds such as dioxins/furans and heavy metals have gained importance in the last few years due to the increasing combustion of residues. Since primary measures cannot achieve sufficient emission reduction, additional cleaning facilities have to be installed. This book compiles thirteen chapters about the aspects involved in the treatment of these emissions. In addition to the existing and planned emission regulations governing waste incineration in Spain and the EU member states, the fundamentals of adsorption for emission reduction and the more recent developments of waste gas cleaning processes, are discussed. Different contributions dealing with integrated adsorption show how novel developments in the field of process engineering can reconcile economy with ecology.
- Cover
- INDEX
- Foreword
- 1. National and EU Legislation on Emissions of Dioxins, Furans and Heavy Metals
- 2. Waste Gas Cleaning Systems for Treating Waste Gases from Residue Combustion
- 3. Emissions of Dioxins and Heavy Metals from Industrial Incinerators during Co-combustion of Alternative Fuels
- 4. Analysis of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans. Sampling and Sample Preparation Procedures
- 5. Preparation of Carbonaceous Adsorbents for the Abatement of Pollutants in Gaseous Phase
- 6. Implementation of Process-Integrated Waste Gas Cleaning Using Activated Lignite
- 7. Process Optimisation of Quasi-Dry Waste Gas Cleaning with Integrated Dioxin and Furan Adsorption
- 8. Primary and Secondary Emission Reduction: Latest Experience on an Industrial Scale
- 9. New FGC Developments in Europe
- 10. NEUTREC ®: Flue Gas Cleaning Process for a Sustainable Human Development
- 11. Experience from the Incineration Plants in Spain
- 12. Waste Gas Cleaning for the Processing of Zinc-containing Residues in a Waelz Rotary Kiln Process
- 13. Results and Experience Gained in Emission Reduction at the Rugenberger Damm Refuse Incineration Plant