Latest Trends in Waste Incineration Technology

Abstract

This paper describes the latest trends over recent years regarding municipal solid waste （MSW） incineration technologies by domestic MSW incineration plant manufacturers. Specifically, as an example of stable operation and automation of MSW incineration plants, we introduce the efforts of Kanadevia Corporation which developed Waste Pit & Waste Crane 3D System and remote operation of waste cranes. Next, as examples of highly automated operation and remote monitoring, we discuss the operation support system MaiDAS^® by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. which utilizes remote monitoring and AI. The paper also describes the independent plant by Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Think Plant^®, and the integrated platform, Think Platform^®, that supports it. Finally, we report on the efforts of Ebara Environmental Plant Co., Ltd. which has introduced a low-temperature corrosion evaluation to understand plant deterioration trends using advanced Atmospheric Corrosion Monitor （ACM） sensors to enable long-term operation of waste incineration facilities.