REGIONAL FACILITIES FOR DEALING WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE

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C O N T E N T S

1 INTRODUCTION . 2

2 BACKGROUND.. 3

3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .. 5

4 METHODOLOGY 6

5 DESTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. 7

5.1 GAS PHASE CHEMICAL REDUCTION (GPCR). 7

5.2 ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION. 8

5.3 MOLTEN METAL PYROLYSIS 8

5.4 MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION 8

5.5 SOLVATED ELECTRON PROCESS.. 8

5.6 SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION 9

5.7 PLASMA ARC.. 9

5.8 CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION. 9

5.9 BASED CATALYSED DECHLORINATION (BCD) . 10

6 DESTRUCTION FACILITIES . 11

6.1 AFRICA.. 11

6.2 SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. 12

6.3 MIDDLE EAST, ASIA PACIFIC AND AUSTRALIA.. 13

6.4 EUROPE .. 15

6.5 NORTH AMERICA AND CANADA 16

7 SUMMARY OF THE FACILITIES 18

8 OTHER RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS .. 20

9 CONCLUSIONS . 22

REFERENCES.. 23