Wastes have been traditionally disposed off by burning them.waste combustors are used to dispose off hospital and industrial wastes.Find out how these combustors work and their effects on the environment.
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Answer:
The traditional combustor works in the following manner:
Explanation:
Waste is dumped and lit at the base of the combustor, the heat from the waste lightens the smoke making it rise, the space created out of the escaping gases is filed up with fresh air which again supply oxygen for combustion.
This combustor is harmful to the environment since it releases harmful green house gases into the environment.
Answer:
The process of Incineration is considered as an excellent waste management process involving the combustion of organic substances found in the waste materials.
One of the thermal processes is called Incineration and this high-temperature waste treatment is called "thermal treatment".
Incineration converts waste materials into ash, flue gas and heat. This is an effective way of treating the industrial or the hospital wastes so that they do not cause any type of environmental pollution.