S.K. Wiley

Bio: S.K. Wiley is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inert waste & Household hazardous waste. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 3 citations.

Incinerate your hazardous waste

Abstract: Incineration is becoming a major method for final disposal of hydrocarbon-processing byproducts in petroleum refineries. Incineration alters the form of the organic materials, combining them with oxygen in the air to produce harmless carbon dioxide and water vapor. Inorganics in the waste must be further treated to ensure they do not reach the surrounding air or water. But there are acceptable technologies to process these byproducts of combustion. Plant incinerators are being designed to handle the total load of organic waste from the HPI. These systems can safely convert the previously hazardous waste materials to safe compounds. Combined with central waste treating systems to treat large quantities of plant aqueous wastes, the plants can reduce the equations for hazardous discharges dramatically. Operating units already demonstrate the capability.

Co-combustion of waste from olive oil production with coal in a fluidised bed

Abstract: Waste from olive oil production was co-fired with coal in a fluidised bed combustor to study the feasibility of using this waste as an energy source. The combustion efficiency and CO emission were investigated and compared to those of burning 100% of coal. Olive oil waste with up to 20% mass concentration can be co-fired with coal in a fluidised bed combustor designed for coal combustion with a maximum drop of efficiency of 5%. A 10% olive oil waste concentration gave a lower CO emission than 100% coal firing due to improved combustion in the freeboard region. A 20% olive oil waste mixture gave a higher CO emission than both 100% coal firing and 10% olive oil waste mixture, but the combustion efficiency was higher than the 10% olive oil waste mixture due to lower elutriation from the bed.

Incineration of Waste Solvents Containing Chlorinated Hydrocarbons: Some Critical Remarks

Abstract: Although environmental factors have had an impact on industrial production throughout history, their role has only recently become widely known owing to local, regional, and global environmental problems. The nature of the relation between production and environmental problems is highly empirical, as evidenced by the relatively undeveloped description and management system of these problems (Adonyi, 1993). An outstanding example of this is that industrial production is often blamed for generating toxic wastes, but the inducting role of the consumption structure is hardly taken into consideration. The result is the low efficiency of environmental activities and a lack of methodology for licensing environmental technologies (Gauweiler, 1992).

Diseño de un incinerador de lecho fluidizado para procesar desechos sólidos orgánicos (Design of a fluidized bed incinerator to process organic solid waste)

Abstract: Resumen: El trabajo contempla el diseno teorico de un incinerador de lecho fluidizado para la eliminacion de desechos organicos, segun los parametros mas avanzados publicados en los trabajos sobre el tema, tomando en consideracion las normativas previstas para este tipo de equipo y relacionadas con el ambiente. Los disenos actuales de los incineradores y gasificadores de lecho fluidizado demostraron ser principalmente de forma cilindrica. Los elementos de diseno a los cuales se les atribuye mayor importancia son la temperatura de operacion del incinerador y el tiempo de residencia del desecho dentro del mismo. La temperatura de operacion del incinerador debe estar entre 850 y 1.100°C para asegurar la destruccion casi completa de los compuestos organicos en el desecho y evitar la emision de contaminantes, principalmente dioxinas y furanos, el tiempo de residencia es de tres (3) minutos, y se plantea el uso de arena de silice como material de soporte para cumplir con las normativas ambientales, tecnicas y de salubridad. Las dimensiones del incinerador para una capacidad de tratamiento de 1 t hr -1 se determinaron en funcion del tiempo de residencia, volumen y densidad del desecho a incinerar, y fueron 514 mm de diametro y 6.650 mm de alto. Palabras clave: incinerador, fluidizacion, lecho, temperatura, tiempo.