Apparatus for melting asbestos-containing waste material in glass

摘要

Apparatus includes a furnace for vitrifying waste material, a storage container for delivering waste material to the furnace and a pipe for passing a heat transfer medium through the storage container to preheat the waste material and remove water therefrom. The pipe may be a pipe through which exhaust gas is passed or a pipe through which a liquid medium is passed after heat transfer from the exhaust gas. The apparatus further includes means for removing dust from the exhaust gas and heating same to break down dioxines and furanes therein.