Advanced Thermal Treatment: Difference between revisions

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Advanced Thermal Treatment technologies are primarily those that employ Pyrolysis and/or Gasification to process municipal solid waste (MSW)^[1]. It excludes Incineration of wastes which is already a mature and well-established technology.

ATT plants have varying configurations but will typically consist of the following key elements:

Waste reception, handling and pre-treatment;
Thermal treatment reactor;
Gas and residue treatment plant (optional);
Energy recovery plant (optional); and
Emissions clean-up.

↑ DEFRA, 2013a

[1] DEFRA, 2013a

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-Technology which involves limited conversion of the waste (compared with incineration) allowing more processing flexibility for material recycling and associated energy recovery. Most focus has been on pyrolysis and gasification to date. See also what Gasification is and what Pyrolysis is.
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+Advanced Thermal Treatment technologies are primarily those that employ [[Pyrolysis]] and/or [[Gasification]] to process municipal solid waste ([[MSW]])<ref> [[DEFRA]], 2013a</ref>. It excludes [[Incineration]] of wastes which is already a mature and well-established technology.
+ATT plants have varying configurations but will typically consist of the following key elements:
+* Waste reception, handling and pre-treatment;
+* Thermal treatment reactor;
+* Gas and residue treatment plant (optional);
+* Energy recovery plant (optional); and
+* Emissions clean-up.