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Burning apparatus and method for restricting the occurrence of dioxins

US6189461A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 1998
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S423/06
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An incineration apparatus which can suppress the generation of dioxins, including a combustion furnace (11) for burning a combustible in combustion air within the furnace, chlorinated aromatic compound measuring device (12) for measuring an amount of a chlorinated aromatic compound generated in the combustion furnace, and control device (14, 15, 16) for monitoring the amount of the chlorinated aromatic compound generated, obtained by the measuring device (12), and varying operating conditions of the combustion furnace (11) on the basis of the monitored result, such as to decrease the amount of the chlorinated aromatic compound generated in the combustion furnace (11).

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