Incineration

Manlove, Alliott & Co. Ltd. 1894 destructor furnace at Cambridge Museum of Technology

Trash burning in an incinerator. The heat released by the burning trash is used to generate electricity.

A waste incinerator in Leeds, England.

Incineration is a form of waste disposal in which waste is burnt. Incineration converts the waste into ash, flue gas, and heat. The heat can be used to generate electricity with a steam turbine.

History

The first incinerators for waste disposal were built in Nottingham by Manlove, Alliott & Co. Ltd. in 1874. They were originally known as destructors.^[1] The first incinerator in the US was built in 1885 on Governors Island in New York, NY.^[2]

Incineration Media

The incineration plant in Vienna, Austria, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser
SYSAV incineration plant in Malmö, Sweden, capable of handling 25 tonnes (28 short tons) per hour of household waste. To the left of the main stack, a new identical oven line is under construction (March 2007).
A typical small burn pile in a garden.
Control room of a typical moving grate incinerator overseeing two boiler lines
Electrodes inside electrostatic precipitator
Operation of an incinerator aboard an aircraft carrier
Kehrichtverbrennungsanlage Zürcher Oberland (KEZO) in Hinwil, Switzerland
The Maishima waste treatment center in Osaka, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, uses heat for power generation.

References

↑ Herbert, Lewis (2007). "Centenary History of Waste and Waste Managers in London and South East England" (PDF). Chartered Institution of Wastes Management.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Energy Recovery - Basic Information". US EPA.

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[1] Herbert, Lewis (2007). "Centenary History of Waste and Waste Managers in London and South East England" (PDF). Chartered Institution of Wastes Management.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Energy Recovery - Basic Information". US EPA.

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