Refuse incineration data for New York City (NYC) have been compiled as a function of time during the 20th century to assess the historical significance of this pollutant source in a densely populated area. Thirty-two municipal and 17,000 apartment house refuse incinerators were identified. Approximately 1.1 x 10(8) t of refuse (wet weight) were combusted in NYC incinerators between 1908 and 199...

Process engineering is applied to the design of a new I concept of a municipal incinerator. Each of seven incin· eration process areas are analyzed separately and the equivalent process in the chemical and metallurgical industries examined for proven design features applicable to incineration. Examples of integration of designs for process areas are given. Advantages of this new inciner­ ator c...

Incineration has been employed since about 1874 [6] as a method of solid waste treatment and disposal. The first incinerators were constructed in England to burn "mixed refuse" and the combustion process was initially called either "destruction" or "cremation". A prime consideration in the early development of refuse incinerators was that the heat released could be recovered for steam productio...

Resource recovery plants with a waste presorting process prior to incineration have not been successfully implemented in many developing countries. At least two engineering projects were fully assessed in Taiwan for the possible installation of presorting facilities in order to increase the potential efficiency of material and energy recovery for municipal incinerators. But the reuse potential ...