Incinerator Ash Treatment Technology - New Process Announced

A new energy-efficient thermal treatment process could offer a cheaper and safer way of dealing with millions of tonnes of toxic fly-ash produced each year at incinerator plants across the UK. The solution was developed at Sheffield University as part of a major waste minimisation initiative backed by government and industry. Results of trials confirm that the process could provide a commercially viable alternative to existing solutions such as special landfill, which is being increasingly tightly regulated and vitrification, which consumes far more energy. The technique could be applied to municipal, clinical and industrial incinerators, saving millions of pounds a year.