Thermal treatment
This refers to processes that involve the use of heat to treat waste. Listed below are
descriptions of some commonly utilized thermal treatment processes.
Incineration
Incineration is the most common thermal treatment process. This is the combustion of
waste in the presence of oxygen. After incineration, the wastes are converted to carbon
dioxide, water vapour and ash. This method may be used as a means of recovering energy
to be used in heating or the supply of electricity. In addition to supplying energy
incineration technologies have the advantage of reducing the volume of the waste,
rendering it harmless, reducing transportation costs and reducing the production of the
green house gas methane