Incineration is the process of handling waste materials that involves combustion of organic substances included in wastes. This process is also defined as thermal treatment. In several countries it is known as one of waste to energy technologies. However many are still arguing about the environmental impact of this technology because some standard incineration emits flue gas that may be harmful to the environment particularly to our atmosphere.
There are still forms of incineration that can help to environmental conservation and energy production. Gasification, pyrolisis, plasma gasification and anaerobic digestion are examples of incineration that can recover energy from waste. The commonly used nowadays for waste treatment is the gasification process. It is also widely used in several countries for green energy generation.
Gasification is the process of converting carbonaceous materials into carbon monoxide and hydrogen using high temperatures at oxygen starved environment. The resulting gas is referred to synthesis gas or syngas which is used to heat the steam boiler for steam turbine generating electricity. An example of gasification process is the biosphere technology. Unlike incineration, the biosphere technology has passed all international standards for flue gas emissions thus helps in mitigating environmental concerns.
In ecological and sustainability aspects, gasification has surpassed all other standard incinerators. For more information about gasification and biosphere technology visit www.spectrumbluesteel.com
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