ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the thermal destruction of gaseous wastes. The principal methods for thermal destruction include thermal combustion and incineration, flaring, and other emerging technologies. The chapter provides an overview of the methods including major technological and some cost considerations. It reviews the thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals that form the basis of thermal incineration and illustrates the principles with two sample calculations. Thermal incineration is based on combustion chemistry including stoichiometry and kinetic. The chapter aims to the design considerations of thermal incinerators. It explains the allocated to flares and the emerging technologies. The chapter also provides a more information on odor and its control. It discusses the design considerations for thermal incinerators, flares, and other emerging technologies. The chapter also discusses the design considerations for emerging technologies including molten salt oxidation, molten metal reactions, molten glass, plasma systems, and corona destruction.
