Reduction of Dioxins Emission from a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Waste Incinerator by Use of Porous Bed Material

Abstract

In order to reduce emission of dioxins from fluidized bed incinerators, porous alumina particles were used as bed material instead of conventional bed material (sand). Poly vinyl chloride pellets were burnt in a bench-scale fluidized bed combustor. The emission of dioxins was reduced by employing porous bed material instead of non-porous sand.