| 摘要 |
<p>METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TO A RELATIVELY HARMLESS CONDITION A glass material is directed into an elongate enclosed conversion chamber, where it is either converted to or maintained in a molten state by heating through the Joule effect. Waste material is directed onto the glass material at the inlet end of the conversion chamber, and sufficient oxygen is directed into the chamber to cause combustion of the waste material which is capable of being burned. A portion of the ashes created by combustion fall on the glass material and become a part thereof. The gaseous combustion products proceed horizontally through the elongate conversion chamber, and additional ash material suspended in the gaseous combustion products settles onto the glass material and also becomes a part thereof. The gaseous exhaust is directed through a plurality of ceramic fiber filter components which capture the small particulate material that remains suspended in the gaseous exhaust. These filter components are periodically discharged into the molten glass material to become a part thereof and/or to become oxidized. The glass material, with the other material added thereto, is periodically discharged to a cooling area to form a solidified product incorporating the ash product of the waste material.</p> |
