Demonstration of high temperature oxidation, technology for the recovery of mercury from hazardous wastes

Ziel

The project aims to demonstrate the suitability of the High Temperature Oxidation process to remove metallic reusable mercury from hazardous wastes. The project owner foresees a confirmation of an earlier study that the technology can be used to treat a wide variety of mercury containing wastes.

The innovative High Temperature Oxidation process makes it possible to recover mercury from hazardous wastes which are at present being stored in salt mines. The total amount of dutch treatable waste will be between 1000 and 2000 tonnes per year. These waste streams do not only arise in the Netherlands, but they are common wastes coming from internationally applied processes. This emphasizes the international importance of this project.

The demonstration project will be carried out with the use of an installation with a throughput of 25-100 kg of mercury containing waste per hour. The following items are identified to need further attention before the decision can be taken to build a full scale installation:

- The treatability of other hazardous wastes like contaminated soil, sewer sludges, concumer batteries and iron sulphide sludges;
- The feeding system of the wastes;
- The extension of the operation time from several hours to continuous operation;
- The waste water treatment;
- Design of the dust treatment;
- Optimization of the energy balance;
- Engineering of a full scale plant.

The project aims to collect sufficient information on these items to reach the point where a decision on a full scale installation can be taken.

Programm/Programme

ENV-LIFE 1 - Regulation (EEC) establishing a financial instrument for the environment (LIFE), 1992-1995

Thema/Themen

A13 - Development of techniques for the collection, storage, recycling and disposal of waste, particularly toxic and dangerous waste and waste water

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

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Finanzierungsplan

DEM - Demonstration contracts

Koordinator

AVR-Chemie C.V.

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Adresse

Prof. Gerbrandijweg, 10
3197 KK Rotterdam/Botlek
Niederlande

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