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Incineration of Sewage Sludge ‐ A Reappraisal
Author(s) -
Lowe P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1988.tb01314.x
Subject(s) - incineration , waste management , flue gas , sewage sludge , combustion , environmental science , dewatering , engineering , sewage , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry
T he paper briefly reviews the history of incineration in the UK. The need for an integrated flow sheet concept in the design and operation of modern incinerators is stressed. Each element of the flow sheet (dewatering, predrying, the incinerator, waste heat recovery, flue gas cleaning, ash disposal) is reviewed. The economics of the process are discussed and the importance of autogenous combustion and need to avoid the inclusion of spare capacity is emphasised.