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{{#vardefine: epr|EP3530XY}}[[Category:High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators]]
{{#vardefine: epr|EP3530XY}}[[Category:High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators]]
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich.
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[Stericycle]] ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located at Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich.
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==Summary==
==Summary==
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich. It is a stepped hearth design with an annual throughput of 8000 tonnes<ref name="SRCL">Annual Performance Report 2020, SRCL Ltd</ref>.
[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[Stericycle]] ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located at Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich. It is a stepped hearth design with an annual throughput capacity of 8,000 tonnes<ref name="SRCL">Annual Performance Report 2020, SRCL Ltd</ref>.


==Plant==
==Plant==
The waste is loaded into the primary combustion chamber where the main combustion takes place<ref name="SRCL" />. The flue gases them pass on to a secondary chamber that operates at a minimum temperature of 850°C for burning [[Non-Hazardous Waste|non-hazardous waste]] and in excess of a 1000°C when burning [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] pharmaceutical waste. The secondary chamber is kept oxygen rich and is used to provide a two second residence time for the flue gas as they pass through<ref name="SRCL" />.  
The waste is loaded into the primary [[combustion]] chamber where the main [[combustion]] takes place<ref name="SRCL" />. The flue gases them pass on to a secondary chamber that operates at a minimum temperature of 850°C for burning [[Non-Hazardous Waste|non-hazardous waste]] and in excess of a 1000°C when burning [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] pharmaceutical waste. The secondary chamber is kept oxygen rich and is used to provide a two second residence time for the flue gas as they pass through<ref name="SRCL" />.  


The heat energy in the flue gas is then used to pass through a waste heat boiler to produce steam for hot water and heating in the hospital. The flue gas then have carbon and hydrated lime added before being filtered and vented to atmosphere via the stack<ref name="SRCL" />.
The heat energy in the flue gas is then used to pass through a [[wikipedia:Boiler (power generation)|boiler]] to produce steam for hot water and heating in the hospital. The flue gas then have [[wikipedia:Activated carbon|activated carbon]] and [[wikipedia:Calcium hydroxide| hydrated lime]] added before being filtered and vented to atmosphere via the [[wikipedia:Chimney|stack]]<ref name="SRCL" />.


==References==
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