Thermal desorption facilities Table 3 describes the facilities that use thermal desorption processes to treat hazardous wastes. Table Description of thermal desorption facilities Facility Description Total Waste type and Capacity to accept Potential for upgrade or Summary Treatment source other waste expansion Capacity Veolia Thermal Natural gas 20,000 tpa Any Additional volumes A minor upgrade would be The Veolia thermal desorption Desorption Plant, fired thermal hydrocarbon of prescribed required to allow treatment of facility has reasonable Brooklyn, VIC desorption affected industrial waste, sludges that have a higher capacity to take additional plant prescribed ethers, organic liquid content. Composition of specific hazardous waste industrial wastes solvents, the waste would affect the streams that are suitable for including soils. contaminated soils treatment time and therefore neutralisation. The facility Sludges are the throughput (i.e. the wetter treats the waste through a limited in liquid the waste, the longer the desorption process and does content to about treatment time). Minor plant not destroy the waste, with 50% due to the modifications may also enable residual material requiring feeding system treatment of organic solvents disposal. Although costly, the (conveyors). and halogenated organic facility could be relocated to Predominantly solvents. Licence changes another location to Melbourne would be required to treat manage/treat specific metro region. wastes, minor stockpiles or waste streams. technical changes to feed and The estimated cost of thermal systems to take relocation is approximately additional waste streams. $500k. Incineration type facilities Table 4 describes the facilities that use combustion processes to treat hazardous wastes.
Thermal desorption facilities Table 3 describes the facilities that use thermal desorption processes to treat hazardous wastes. Table Description of thermal desorption facilities Facility Description Total Treatment Capacity Waste type and source Capacity to accept other waste Potential for upgrade or expansion Summary Veolia Thermal Desorption Plant, Brooklyn, VIC Natural gas fired thermal desorption plant 20,000 tpa Any hydrocarbon affected prescribed industrial wastes including soils. Sludges are limited in liquid content to about 50% due to the feeding system (conveyors). Predominantly Melbourne metro region. Additional volumes of prescribed industrial waste, ethers, organic solvents, contaminated soils A minor upgrade would be required to allow treatment of sludges that have a higher liquid content. Composition of the waste would affect the treatment time and therefore the throughput (i.e. the wetter the waste, the longer the treatment time). Minor plant modifications may also enable treatment of organic solvents and halogenated organic solvents. Licence changes would be required to treat wastes, minor technical changes to feed and thermal systems to take additional waste streams. The Veolia thermal desorption facility has reasonable capacity to take additional specific hazardous waste streams that are suitable for neutralisation. The facility treats the waste through a desorption process and does not destroy the waste, with residual material requiring disposal. Although costly, the facility could be relocated to another location to manage/treat specific stockpiles or waste streams. The estimated cost of relocation is approximately $500k. Incineration type facilities Table 4 describes the facilities that use combustion processes to treat hazardous wastes.
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