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Process
for Removal of Dioxin from Incinerator Off-Gas--CeraMem
Corporation, 12 Clematis Avenue, Waltham, MA
02453; 781-899-4495
Dr.
Bruce A. Bishop, Principal Investigator, bishop@ceramem.com
Dr.
Robert L. Goldsmith, Business Official, goldsmith@ceramem.com
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-01ER83159
Amount:
$100,000
The
Department of Energy has and is adding to a large stockpile of mixed low level
waste. Incineration is a very good process for reducing the volume
of waste for subsequent disposal but emissions regulations for incinerators are
becoming increasingly stringent, making incineration more problematic.
Process improvements for the reduction in incinerator emissions, namely
dioxins and furans, would be very helpful in allowing incineration of such waste
streams. This project will develop
a two-step process for reducing the amount of dioxins and furans from
incinerator off-gas. In the first
step, the catalyst surfaces, upon which dioxins and furans are catalytically
formed at moderate temperatures, will be eliminated.
In the second step, the organic precursors and, potentially, the dioxins
and furans themselves, will be destroyed. In
Phase I, the two-step process will be evaluated for dioxin emissions reduction
at the bench scale. The
effectiveness of the novel combination of the two processes will be
demonstrated.
Commercial Applications And Other Benefits as described by awardee: Using this technology incinerators should be able to reduce the volume of solid wastes going into landfills while at the same time potentially produce valuable power. They will be able to do this in an environmentally friendly manner and with better economics due to the reduction in secondary waste streams.