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{{#vardefine:epr|PP3530XK}}[[Category:High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators]] | {{#vardefine:epr|PP3530XK}}[[Category:High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators]] | ||
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[SRCL]] and located adjacent to [[Royal Bournemouth Hospital]] in Bournemouth. | [[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle [[SRCL]] and located adjacent to [[Royal Bournemouth Hospital]] in Bournemouth. | ||
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[[File:Bornemouth.jpg|350px|left|Bournemouth Clinical Incinerator, SRCL, Captured from Google Street View in June 21, all rights reserved]]__TOC__ | [[File:Bornemouth.jpg|350px|left|Bournemouth Clinical Incinerator, SRCL, Captured from Google Street View in June 21, all rights reserved]]__TOC__ | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[SRCL]] and located adjacent to [[Royal Bournemouth Hospital]] in Bournemouth. | [[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle [[SRCL]] and located adjacent to [[Royal Bournemouth Hospital]] in Bournemouth. The plant incinerates [[Clinical Waste|clinical waste]], including [[Clinical Waste|clinical wastes]] classed as [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] under the[[Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005]]. The bulk of the [[Clinical Waste|waste]] is produced at hospitals, but also includes smaller quantities from doctors’ surgeries, dentists, health clinics, residential and nursing homes, and from medical research facilities. The [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous wastes]] incinerated include infectious waste and waste containing cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines<ref>[Operators Annual Performance Report 2020]</ref>. | ||
==Plant<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>== | ==Plant<ref name="Adden">Annual Performance Report 2020</ref>== | ||
The [[Bournemouth Waste To Energy Facility]] is permitted to process 950 kilograms per hour and is of pulse [[Grate|hearth]] design. | |||
[[Healthcare Waste|Healthcare wastes]] are loaded mechanically direct from the wheeled bins used to deliver the [[Clinical Waste|waste]], into the hopper which provides the opportunity to visually inspect the [[clinical Waste|waste]] before it is tipped into the [[Incineration|incinerator]] charging hopper. Once inspection is complete, the [[Clinical Waste|waste]] is charged into the [[Incineration|incinerator]] where the [[Combustion|combustion]] process commences. The [[Clinical Waste|waste]] is burnt at a minimum temperature of 850°C, where it burns out to produce an [[Incinerator Bottom Ash|ash]]. The residues are then dropped into an [[Incinerator Bottom Ash|ash]] quench pit at the end of the process before being transferred into a skip. | |||
The [[Flue Gas|flue gases]] from the [[Incineration|incineration]] process then pass through a secondary chamber, or afterburner, where any gaseous products of [[Combustion|combustion]] are burned out under oxygen rich conditions. This stage is designed to destroy any [[Wikipedia:Carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]], [[wikipedia:Volatile organic compound|volatile organic compounds]], and [[Wikipedia:Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds|dioxins]] and [[Wikipedia:Furan|furans]] produced by the [[Combustion|combustion]] process. | |||
The [[Flue Gas|flue gases]] are then cooled by directing them through a waste-heat boiler and [[wikipedia:Economizer economiser]], before they pass into the final, abatement section of the process. Powdered [[Wikipedia:Lime (material)|lime]] (calcium hydroxide) and powdered [[Wikipedia:Activated carbon|activated carbon]] are added to the [[Flue Gas|flue gases]] entering the abatement process to remove acid gases, [[Wikipedia:Heavy metals|heavy metals]] and residual [[Wikipedia:Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds|dioxins]] and [[Wikipedia:Furan|furans]] before discharge to atmosphere from the [[wikipedia:Chimney|stack]]. The [[Flue Gas|flue gases]] being discharged from the stack are continuously monitored for [[wikipedia:Hydrogen chloride|hydrogen chloride]], [[wikipedia:Sulfur dioxide|sulphur dioxide]], [[Wikipedia:Carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]], [[wikipedia:Nitrogen oxide|oxides of nitrogen]], [[Wikipedia:particulate matter|particulate matter]] (dust), [[wikipedia:Volatile organic compound|volatile organic compounds]] and [[wikipedia:Oxygen|oxygen]]. | |||
The incineration process produces two residues; [[Incinerator Bottom Ash|bottom ash]] and [[Fly Ash|spent lime]]. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||