Thermal treatment
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Thermal treatment is any waste treatment technology that involves high temperatures in the processing of the waste feedstock. Commonly this involves the combustion of waste materials.[1]
Systems that are generally considered to be thermal treatment include:
- Cement kiln
- Gasification
- Incineration
- Mechanical heat treatment
- Pyrolysis
- Thermal depolymerization
- Waste autoclaves
See also
[edit]- Anaerobic digestion
- List of solid waste treatment technologies
- Mechanical biological treatment
- Waste-to-energy
- Pyrolysis
References
[edit]- ^ "Combustion And Thermal Treatment Facilities - NYSDEC". dec.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
