A unique installation for the safe incineration of solid waste, from household to medical, has been developed in Saratov. The main advantage of the new furnace is the complete absence of harmful emissions. This was reported by the press service of the Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov.
The SSTU reported that existing analogues often cause secondary pollution of the atmosphere with dioxins and other toxic substances. The new furnace solves this problem thanks to the catalytic afterburning technology — a process in which residual combustion products are completely neutralized.
Our device ensures complete incineration of waste and prevents the release of hazardous components.
The installation allows processing a wide range of waste — from difficult-to-burn industrial materials to medical waste. At the same time, the resulting ash residue can be used as fertilizer in agriculture, which makes the technology not only safe but also resource-saving.
Experiments have shown the high efficiency of the new approach. After the gases pass through the catalyst layer, the content of methane and carbon monoxide is reduced to almost zero, and nitrogen oxides disappear completely. Thus, the installation does not pollute the air even during continuous operation.
The project was implemented by scientists from SSTU, the Saratov State University named after N. G. Chernyshevsky, and the Research Institute of Technology of Organic, Inorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology. The development has already been patented.
