Clinical Waste Incinerator
Healthcare Waste incinerators are required to meet the temperature and emission limits contained within the Industrial Emissions Directive in much the same way as standard Energy from Waste/Energy Recovery Facilities. Generally they have a primary combustion chamber operating at 800 - 1000°C and a secondary chamber that operates at a minimum temerature of 1100°C, with a retention time for the combustion gases of two seconds[1].
The incineration plant also includes gas cleaning equipment to reduce emissions to air[1].this equipment deals with compounds such as hydrogen chloride, and sulphur dioxide, which form asa result of chlorine and sulphur compounds present int he original waste material[1].