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A batch-type medical waste incinerator with one mechanical grate and on fixed grate was used to incinerate the infectious waste and pathological waste, respectively. The concentration and composition of 21 individual PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in the stack flue gas, the fly ash from ESP(electrostatic percipitator), the effluent from wet scrubber and the bottom ash were investigated. The stack flue gas samples were collected isokinetically by a PAH sampling system, while twenty one individual PAHs were primarily analyzed by the GC/MS. The distribution of PAHs emissions from mechanical grate and fixed grate were similar. The stack gas was found to have the majority of total PAHs emission (93%), while the distribution of total PAH mass discharged from the wet scrubber, the fly ash from ESP and the bottom ash were only 4.8%, 1.8% and 0.24%, respectively. The mean total- PAHs concentrations were 1290ug/Nm3 and 635ug/NM3 in the stack flue gas of mechanical grate and fixed grate, respectively. The majority (95%) of total PAHs concentration was contributed by the two and three rings PAHs(Nap, AcPy, Acp, Flu, PA and Ant). Among these 21 individual PAHs, Nap had the highest mean concentration. PAh mass distribution collected by the PAH sampling system were 96%, 2.9%, 0.28% and 0.38% for the gas phase, particle phase, water from cooling device and residual in the pipe, respectively. The removal efficiency of ESP for higher molecular weihgt PAHs (BaA, CHR, BbF, BaP RF, PER, IND, BbC and BghiP) averaged 26%, and that for low molecular weight PAHs (NaP, AcPy, Acp, Flu, PA and Ant) were below 5%.
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