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A feasibility study of adaptive plasma‐assisted incineration, Part 2: Techno‐Economic potential assessment
Author(s) -
Filion Julie,
Munz Richard J.,
Salin Eric D.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450790422
Subject(s) - incineration , depreciation (economics) , combustion , waste management , environmental science , hazardous waste , capital cost , engineering , chemistry , economics , organic chemistry , electrical engineering , financial capital , capital formation , economic growth , human capital
This work assesses the techno‐economic potential of using an adaptive d.c. thermal plasma afterburner in hazardous waste incineration. Preliminary cost estimates were developed for soil incineration, soil desorption and liquid waste incineration. In general, the annual operating costs of plasma‐assisted processes (including depreciation of capital) exceed the costs of fuel combustion processes by 50%. However, a qualitative examination of environmental, legal and technical factors suggests that plasma treatment offers significant benefits in terms of effectiveness, safety and regulatory compliance.