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Tao Y, Feng Q, Chen Y. Improving long-term operation performance of hazardous waste rotary kiln incineration facilities: An evaluation with DEA model. Waste Manag 2024; 174:575-584. [PMID: 38142563 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Hazardous waste rotary kiln incineration, as the most effective and comprehensive technology to reduce and detoxify waste, generally faces problems such as low load rate and short continuous operating periods. However, there are few studies on the actual operation of such facilities and evaluation of their technical efficiency. Based on the 77-week time-series data of the case company, this study introduces in-depth key operating parameters and evaluates long-term technical efficiency through the data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. The results show that the continuous operating period of the rotary kiln incineration facility can reach more than half a year, with an average load rate of 91.7%. In the analysis of 9 input indicators, the amount of injected activated carbon could not be effectively evaluated due to the lack of relevant standards and online real-time monitoring of dioxins, which might become a weak link in the control of flue gas pollution. The average comprehensive technical efficiency of rotary kiln incineration facilities was 0.939, of which the average pure technical efficiency was 0.949 while the average scale efficiency was 0.989. With 33 of the 77 decision-making units being invalid, there is scope for improvement. The amount of incineration could be increased by 5.34%, and among the input variables, dosage of urea, calcium hydroxide and lye with a relatively high improvement ratio. Based on the results, targeted suggestions were proposed to advance the scientific and precise compatibility of hazardous waste, strengthen the control of dioxin emissions, and promote the intelligent control of the entire process.
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- Yuan Tao
- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, China.
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, China.
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- Anshan Anzhong Mining Machinery Co., Ltd, China.
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Fu J, Ye W, Ji L, Yin Y, Xu X, Huang Q, Li X, Jiao W, Zhan M. Characteristics of the pyrolytic products and the pollutant emissions at different operating stages from a pilot waste tire pyrolysis furnace. Waste Manag 2024; 174:585-596. [PMID: 38142564 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Pyrolysis is considered a highly practical, cost-effective, and environment-friendly technology for waste tires disposal. In this study, pyrolysis processes of waste tires were conducted in a pilot scale furnace feeding at 30 kg/h. The properties of pyrolytic products and the distribution patterns of pollutants generated in different operating stages (start-up, steady, and shut-down) were investigated. The pyrolytic gas in the steady state had a high caloric value of 10799 kJ/Nm3, valuable as heating source for pyrolysis. The elements of sulfur and zinc were effectively fixed as ZnS in the pyrolytic carbon. The basic properties of pyrolytic oil were in line with commercial diesel oil except for the lower flash point. Heavy metals were mainly concentrated in the pyrolytic carbon, with slightly higher concentrations in the steady state. Moreover, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were mainly concentrated in the pyrolytic oil, with predominated low-ring PAHs and high chlorinated PCDD/Fs. The concentrations of PAHs and PCDD/Fs in the gas phase were higher during the start-up stage due to the memory effect, whereas were effectively reduced during the steady stage. The concentration of PAHs in the solid phase was highest during the furnace start-up and lowest in the shut-down stage. In contrast to PAHs, the PCDD/Fs in the solid phase reached their highest concentration during the shut-down stage, which was mainly affected by temperature. The results provide guidance for the reducing of pollutant emissions and the recycling of pyrolytic products.
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- Jianying Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Metrology and Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Beijing Construction Engineering Group Environmental Remediation Co.Ltd., Beijing 100015, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, 100085 Beijing, China
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- College of Metrology and Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, 100085 Beijing, China.
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- College of Metrology and Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China; Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Haidian District, 100085 Beijing, China.
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He F, Wang F, Peng Y, Cui H, Lv G. Insight into the formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in hazardous waste incineration and incinerators: Formation process and reduction strategy. J Environ Manage 2023; 345:118669. [PMID: 37506443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Incineration technology has been widely adopted to safely dispose of hazardous waste (HW). While the incineration process causes the formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). Due to its extreme toxicity, many scholars have been committed to determining the PCDD/F formation process and reducing emissions in incinerators. Previous studies ignored the impact of incineration and fluctuation of feeding materials on PCDD/F formation in hazardous waste incinerators (HWIs). In this study, differences in PCDD/F formation between HWIs and municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs) were pointed out. The incineration section in HWIs should be carefully considered. Laboratory experiments, conventional analysis and thermogravimetry experiments were conducted. An obvious disparity of PCDD/F formation between 12 kinds of HWs was found. Distillation residue was found with remarkably higher PCDD/F concentrations (11.57 ng/g). Except for the Cl content, aromatic rings and C-O bond organics were also found with high correlation coefficients with PCDD/F concentrations (>0.92). And PCDD/Fs were formed through a chlorination process and structure formation process. All of these are helpful to further understand the PCDD/F formation process during HW incineration, optimize the operation conditions in HWIs and reduce the emission pressure of PCDD/Fs in the future.
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- Fengyu He
- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Wu J, Ying Y, Ma Y, Zheng S, Lin X, Li X, Yan J. Influence of different loads on PCDD/F removal by SCR during municipal solid waste incineration. Chemosphere 2023; 338:139516. [PMID: 37454983 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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This study was conducted on a full-scale (500 t/d) municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI), investigating the influence of different loads on the emission of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and their removal by selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. The total concentration of PCDD/Fs at the SCR inlet under 100% load was higher than that under 80% load. The changing loads caused different distribution characteristics of PCDD/Fs at the SCR inlet, and the dominant congeners changed from high-chlorinated PCDDs (80% load) to low-chlorinated PCDFs (100% load). Moreover, the increased load enhanced the removal efficiency of PCDD/Fs by SCR from 17.3% to 64.2%, which was influenced by the inlet PCDD/F distribution and the moisture content. The high-chlorinated PCDD/Fs with the more stable structure were more difficult to be deteriorated and the high moisture content can weaken the catalytic activity of SCR catalysts. Correlation analysis was used to study the relationship between major air pollutants and PCDD/F emissions. The results showed that HCl positively correlated with PCDD/F emission concentrations, while NOx and SO2 negatively correlated. The results of this study can provide a reference for MSWI to operate properly under variable loads.
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- Jiayao Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, National Engineering Laboratory of Waste Incineration Technology and Equipment, Institute of Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, National Engineering Laboratory of Waste Incineration Technology and Equipment, Institute of Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, National Engineering Laboratory of Waste Incineration Technology and Equipment, Institute of Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Dioxin Pollution Control, National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurement, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, National Engineering Laboratory of Waste Incineration Technology and Equipment, Institute of Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, National Engineering Laboratory of Waste Incineration Technology and Equipment, Institute of Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, National Engineering Laboratory of Waste Incineration Technology and Equipment, Institute of Thermal Power Engineering of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China
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Xia H, Tang J, Aljerf L, Wang T, Qiao J, Xu Q, Wang Q, Ukaogo P. Investigation on dioxins emission characteristic during complete maintenance operating period of municipal solid waste incineration. Environ Pollut 2023; 318:120949. [PMID: 36574805 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The dioxins (DXN) are a set of pollutants encompass polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran (PCDD/F), their emissions from municipal waste incineration processes (MSWI) are normally detected under steady operating conditions. However, limited studies have focused on the PCDD/F emission characteristics under a complete maintenance operating period (CMOP), which includes shut-down, cooling, maintenance, heating, startup, and normal operations. In this article, the shutdown process (SDP) starts from the normal operation, followed by shutdown, and then cooling; while the startup process (SUP) commences from heating, followed by startup, and then normal operation. The detection and analysis were conducted at the SDP and SUP stages. The PCDD/F mass and total toxic equivalent quantity (TEQ) concentrations were measured in the flue gas and bag filter fly ash (BF-FA) during a CMOP of Beijing MSWI plant. The highest PCDD/F concentrations in the flue gas were found in the "cooling" and "startup" phases; in the FA, this condition occurred in the "startup" phase. Further, the results show that the most heightened concentrations were observed for 5-6 chlorinated PCDF and 4-5 chlorinated PCDD among the 17 PCDD/F congeners in most cases. More importantly, the air pollution control devices (APCDs) which include activated carbon, lime, and BF, have high removal efficiency for PCDD/F (especially PCDD) during the "startup" phase. APCDs also easily release a considerable amount of PCDD/F because of the memory effect, which emits more PCDD/F at the "shutdown" phase than at the "startup" one. Besides, the annual PCDD/F emission in the flue gas of the MSWI plant was estimated to be 67.72 mg I-TEQ, of which the emission accounts for approx. 20% during the CMOP. Moreover, the experiment shows that the PCDD/F emissions of the MSWI plant in Beijing under unsteady conditions are more miniature than those reported earlier in other areas.
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- Heng Xia
- Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China; Beijing Laboratory of Smart Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China; Beijing Laboratory of Smart Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100124, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Industries, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
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- Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China; Beijing Laboratory of Smart Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China; Beijing Laboratory of Smart Environmental Protection, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Shanghai WEIPU Testing Technology Group Co., LTD, China
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- Shanghai WEIPU Testing Technology Group Co., LTD, China
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- Analytical/Environmental Units, Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria
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He F, Peng Y, Wang F, Dong Y, Chen K, Lu S. Inhibition of PCDD/Fs in a full-scale hazardous waste incinerator by the quench tower coupled with inhibitors injection. Environ Pollut 2022; 314:120261. [PMID: 36155219 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The control of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from the flue gas in hazardous waste incinerators (HWIs) is an intractable problem. To figure out the formation mechanism of PCDD/Fs and reduce the emission, a field study was carried out in a full-scale HWI. Ca(OH)2 & (NH4)H2PO4 or CH4N2S & (NH4)H2PO4 were injected into the quench tower, and the detailed inhibition effect on PCDD/Fs formation by the inhibitors coupled with quench tower was studied. Gas and ash samples were collected to analyze PCDD/Fs. XPS, EDS characterization and Principal component analysis were adopted to further analyze the de novo and precursors synthesis. The PCDD/Fs emissions reduced from 0.135 ng I-TEQ/Nm3 to 0.062 or 0.025 ng I-TEQ/Nm3 after the injection of Ca(OH)2 & (NH4)H2PO4 or CH4N2S & (NH4)H2PO4, respectively. The quench tower was found mainly hindering de novo synthesis by reducing reaction time. CP-route was the dominant formation pathway of PCDD/Fs in quench tower ash. Ca(OH)2 & (NH4)H2PO4 effectively inhibit precursors synthesis and reduce proportions of organic chlorine from 4.11% to 2.86%. CH4N2S & (NH4)H2PO4 show good control effects on both de novo and precursors synthesis by reducing chlorine content and inhibiting metal-catalysts. Sulfur-containing inhibitors can cooperate well with the quench tower to inhibit PCDD/Fs formation and will be effective to reduce dioxins formation in high chlorine flue gas. The results pave the way for further industrial application of inhibition to reduce PCDD/Fs emissions in the HWIs flue gas.
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- Fengyu He
- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Lin X, Ma Y, Chen T, Wang L, Takaoka M, Pan S, Zhang H, Wu A, Li X, Yan J. PCDD/Fs and heavy metals in the vicinity of landfill used for MSWI fly ash disposal: Pollutant distribution and environmental impact assessment. Environ Pollut 2022; 312:120083. [PMID: 36064061 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study focused on the syngenetic control of polychlorinated-ρ-dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and heavy metals by field stabilization/solidification (S/S) treatment for municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWIFA) and multi-step leachate treatment. Modified European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) speciation analysis and risk assessment code (RAC) revealed the medium environment risk of Cd and Mn, indicating the necessity of S/S treatment for MSWIFA. S/S treatment significantly declined the mass/toxic concentrations of PCDD/Fs (i.e., from 7.21 to 4.25 μg/kg; from 0.32 to 0.20 μg I-TEQ/kg) and heavy metals in MSWIFA due to chemical fixation and dilution effect. The S/S mechanism of sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate (SDD) and cement was decreasing heavy metals in the mild acid-soluble fraction to reduce their mobility and bioavailability. Oxidation treatment of leachate reduced the PCDD/F concentration from 49.10 to 28.71 pg/L (i.e., from 1.60 to 0.98 pg I-TEQ/L) by suspension absorption or NaClO oxidation decomposition, whereas a so-called "memory effect" phenomena in the subsequent procedures (adsorption, press filtration, flocculating settling, slurry separation, and carbon filtration) increased it back to 38.60 pg/L (1.66 pg I-TEQ/L). Moreover, the multi-step leachate treatment also effectively reduced the concentrations of heavy metals to 1-4 orders of magnitude lower than the national emission standards. Furthermore, the PCDD/Fs and heavy metals in other multiple media (soil, landfill leachate, groundwater, and river water) and their spatial distribution characteristics site were also investigated. No evidence showed any influence of the landfill on the surrounding liquid media. The slightly higher concentration of PCDD/Fs in the soil samples was ascribed to other waste management processes (transportation and unloading) or other local source (hazardous incineration plant). Therefore, proper management of landfills and leachate has a negligible effect on the surrounding environment.
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- Xiaoqing Lin
- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 6158510, Japan
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- Zhejiang Ecological and Environment Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, 310012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Clean Energy Utilization, Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Xiong S, Yaqi P, Shengyong L, Chen K, Li X, Kefa C. PCDD/Fs from a large-scale municipal solid waste incinerator under transient operations: Insight formation pathways and optimal reduction strategies. J Environ Manage 2022; 314:114878. [PMID: 35447442 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) emissions from the transient operation of municipal solid waste incinerators can reach up to 690 ng/Nm3, as measured in this study. To control the extreme emissions to meet the national standard, the formation pathways of PCDD/F were investigated under transient operations (cold start-up, hot start-up, and after start-up) and normal operations. Compared with normal operations, transient operations facilitate the formation of low-chlorinated congeners rather than highly chlorinated congeners. Statistically, for transient operations, strong correlations were found among tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or tetrachlorodibenzofuran isomers. An abundant carbon matrix is an important carbon source for PCDD formation. Moreover, the comprehensive study revealed that the oxidation of deposited soot is the main source of PCDD/F emissions, relative to de novo synthesis, chlorobenzene-route synthesis, chlorophenol-route synthesis, and chlorination of dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran. In addition, the optimal start-up procedure was constructed by analyzing main formation pathways and operating conditions. The relationship between the international toxic quantity (I-TEQ) values (CI-TEQ) and the reaction time can be assigned as CI-TEQ = 11.72t-0.65 (R2 = 0.97) for the circulating fluidized bed. The relationship of CI-TEQ = 4.61t-0.59 (R2 = 0.85) was also proven on the dataset with a grate furnace. Then, the optimal feeding rate of activated carbon was further proposed by the relationship between the reaction time and I-TEQ, and the semi-empirical equation for PCDD/Fs adsorption. Finally, the PCDD/Fs emissions can be reduced to 0.1 ng I-TEQ/Nm3 under transient operations according to the time since start-up.
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- Shijian Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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Güzel B, Canli O, Dede Ş, Karademir A. Assessment of PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB levels in environmental and food samples in the vicinity of IZAYDAS waste incinerator plant (WIP): from past to present. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:13902-13914. [PMID: 32036522 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07995-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The study includes the determination of the general background PCDD/F and dl-PCB levels in environmental (ambient air and soil) and food (meat, milk, egg, leafy vegetable, root vegetable and fruit samples) samples collected in four sampling sites in the vicinity of IZAYDAS WIP and its possible health risks. The local and meteorological conditions (prevailing wind direction, season, raining, and soil structure) were taken into account in the selection of sampling sites. The concentrations of PCDD/F and dl-PCB in ambient air ranged from 0.00841 to 0.05881 pg I-TEQ/m3. These results are quite low and it showed that there is no significant PCDD/F pollution in the vicinity of the plant. The results of PCDD/F and dl-PCB in eight soil samples (four in the range of 0-1.2 km, four in the range of 1.2-5 km) taken from the vicinity of IZAYDAS varied between 0.12681 and 0.4353 pg TEQ/g. The levels of PCDD/F and dl-PCBs measured in food samples were found to be significantly lower than both the limit values given by the Turkish Food Codex and the levels measured in the previous studies (between 2008 and 2009). In the health risk assessment, carcinogenic risk was calculated for PCDD/F and dl-PCBs made according to the exposure scenarios established for the study. The total intake values for the sum of PCDD/F and dl-PCB were found between 0.08 and 0.37 pg TEQ/kg.day for adults. These values are well below the limit value, which is considered as 2 pg WHO-TEQ/kg body weight.day. In this context, it was concluded that carcinogenic risk due to PCDD/F and dl-PCB intake is significantly low in the vicinity of the plant.
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- Barış Güzel
- Environment and Cleaner Production Institute, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- Environment and Cleaner Production Institute, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, 41470, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- IZAYDAS Izmit Waste and Residue Treatment, Incineration and Recycling Co. Inc., Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, 41310, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kocaeli, 41100, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Hsu YC, Chang SH, Chang MB. Efficacy of the novel continuous sampling system for PCDD/Fs and unintentional persistent organic pollutants. Chemosphere 2020; 243:125443. [PMID: 31995890 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Long-term sampling is essential for monitoring the air pollutants emitted from stack since it can monitor the pollutants emission continuously including the stages of start-up, shutdown and normal operation. However, commercial continuous sampling equipment such as AMESA faces the challenges of high weight and complicated sampling procedures. This study has developed a long-term and automatic sampling system (National Central University continuous stack sampling system, NCU-CS3), and compared the efficiency with manual sampling train (MST). The results indicate that relative standard deviation (RSD) of PCDD/Fs concentrations measured between NCU-CS3 and MST is <20%, demonstrating that the difference between NCU-CS3 and MST in measuring PCDD/Fs is insignificant. Besides, the effects of adsorbent temperature, adsorbent amount and type of adsorbent on breakthroughs of PAHs and unintentional-persistent organic pollutants (UPOPs) such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated phenols (CPs), chlorinated benzenes (CBs) and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are evaluated. The results indicate that the breakthrough of pollutants increases with increasing temperature of XAD-2 and decreases with increasing XAD-2 amount. Moreover, XAD-4 is used as alternative adsorbent to test the breakthrough and the results indicate that the breakthroughs of UPOPs of XAD-4 as adsorbent are lower than that with XAD-2 due to higher specific surface area of XAD-4. Furthermore, the residual of PCDD/Fs with NCU-CS3 as the sampling train is relatively low (1.5-3.8%), which meets the regulation of EN 1948-5 (10%).
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- Yen-Chen Hsu
- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, 320, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, 320, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, 320, Taiwan.
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Trinh MM, Kuo CH, Chang MB. Characterization of PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs emission from combustion of PCB-containing oil in a fluidized-bed incinerator. Chemosphere 2019; 225:35-42. [PMID: 30856473 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Emissions of PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs from the combustion of PCB-containing oil in a hazardous waste incinerator are characterized. Flue gas samples are simultaneously taken at three points, including the outlet of ultrasonic wet scrubber, the outlet of heat exchanger and stack. In addition, solid matter samples including incinerator bottom ash, wet scrubber sludge, heat exchanger ash and baghouse ash are also collected. The results indicate that TEQ concentration (PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs) measured in stack from the combustion of PCB-containing oil is 0.51 ng WHO-TEQ/Nm3. For the solid matter, PCDD/F and dl-PCB concentrations of baghouse ash and wet scrubber sludge are significantly higher than those measured in bottom and heat exchanger ashes. The total removal efficiencies of PCDD/Fs + dl-PCBs achieved with bag filtration (BF) + activated carbon injection (ACI) reaches 65.0%. The emission factors of PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs from incinerating PCB-containing oil are 1.05 and 0.08 ng WHO-TEQ/L, respectively. The overall PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs destruction efficiencies achieved with fluidized-bed incinerator reach 99.87% and 99.9998%, respectively, which demonstrates that incineration is an effective engineering practice for treating PCB-containing oil. Moreover, this is the first study suggesting the ratios of PCB-114/(PCB-126+ PCB-114) and PCB-157/(PCB-169+ PCB-157) as indicators to distinguish the emission source of dl-PCB from combustion process and technical mixture evaporation in diagnostic ratio analysis.
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- Minh Man Trinh
- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, 320, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, 320, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, 320, Taiwan.
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Vinceti M, Malagoli C, Werler MM, Filippini T, De Girolamo G, Ghermandi G, Fabbi S, Astolfi G, Teggi S. Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with changing patterns of exposure to the emissions of a municipal waste incinerator. Environ Res 2018; 164:444-451. [PMID: 29574254 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Municipal solid waste incinerators emissions contain pollutants that, despite their low concentration, might adversely affect reproductive health. In the present study, we examined rates of miscarriage and birth defects among women who resided or were employed in the vicinity of a municipal solid waste incinerator plant from 2003 to 2013. In 2009, a progressive shutdown of the old incineration lines and operation of a new line caused considerably higher atmospheric release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly of dioxins, due to these irregular operating conditions, technological renovation, and increased capacity. We used dioxin emission levels, based on a dispersion model, to define exposure status of the residing population to air pollutants emitted by the waste incinerator. In women who resided in areas characterized by higher emission exposures compared with a referent area, the relative risk (RR) of miscarriage was 1.04 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.80-1.32) based on 62 cases overall, with little evidence of a dose-response relation. RRs were similarly null for both 2003-2008 and 2010-2013 periods (RR 1.12 (95% CI 0.80-1.53) and 0.98 (95% CI 0.63-1.48), respectively). Concerning birth defects in the offspring of women residing in the exposed area, no evidence of increased risk emerged, since the prevalence ratio at birth was 0.64 (95% CI 0.29-1.26), with comparable results in the 2003-2008 and 2010-2013 period. Corresponding analyses carried out in municipal residents who worked in the exposed area confirmed these findings. We also did not detect abnormally high rates of miscarriage and birth defects in the exposed cohorts in the single year 2009. Overall, these results do not suggest an effect of exposure to the emissions of the municipal solid waste incinerator we investigated on two indicators of reproductive health. However, the limited statistical stability of the estimates and the absence of individual-based information on some potential confounders suggest caution in the interpretation of study findings.
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- Marco Vinceti
- CREAGEN Research Center of Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology and Center for Neurosciences and Neurotechnology, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- CREAGEN Research Center of Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology and Center for Neurosciences and Neurotechnology, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- CREAGEN Research Center of Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology and Center for Neurosciences and Neurotechnology, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Communication, Department of Public Health, Local Health Unit of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Department of Engineering 'Enzo Ferrari', University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Department of Engineering 'Enzo Ferrari', University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- IMER Registry, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Department of Engineering 'Enzo Ferrari', University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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