METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING HARMLESS DANGEROUS WASTES BY MEANS OF HGIH TEMPERATURE

摘要

Apparatus for converting hazardous waste into non-hazardous, non-leaching aggregate comprises means (10) for burning the hazardous waste to produce particulate solid materials, volatile gases and gaseous combustion by-products, oxidising means comprising at least one refractory-lined water-cooled, metal-walled vessel (26), means (76) for introducing the particulate solid materials, volatile gases and gaseous combustion by-products into the oxidising means (26), means (36,38) for inducing combustion in the oxidising means (26), the heat of combustion forming molten slag and non-combustible fines from non-combustible material. The slag (40) is accumulated at the bottom of the oxidising means (26). The non-combustible fines are accumulated in an accumulator (84) and introduced through conduits (102,103,105) into the molten slag to form a substantially molten mixture. An injector (117) is arranged to inject the non-combustible fines into the molten slag beneath its surface. The molten mixture is then removed into a slag box (108) and is cooled by cooling means (106) to form the non-hazardous aggregate.