Thermal Treatment
Technology Outline
- MSW combustion with energy recovery
- Types of MSW combustion systems
- MSW gasification
- Types of gasifiers
Thermal treatment with energy recovery is the application of heat under controlled conditions to extract energy from organic wastes. The primary function of thermal treatment is to reduce the volume of municipal solid wastes (MSW), with the recovered energy being a by-product of the treatment process.
Thermal treatment system can be an integral part of an integrated MSW management facility, with a recycling facility to serve as a pre-treatment system. The recycling facility can increase the material recovery percentage and also enhance the overall efficiency of the thermal treatment process.
In a thermal treatment system with energy recovery, MSWs are used to produce heat and gas using various types of technologies such as MSW combustion and MSW gasification.
