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Incineration is a thermal waste treatment method that involves the combustion of materials to produce ash, gas emissions and heat. It is attractive because of the reduction in volume of garbage over 90% and the generation of usable energy<ref name="saikia" />, and therefore is commonly used in countries with strict land use requirements, such as Singapore and Japan<ref name="tan" />. However, while current technology makes it possible to operate incineration plants with significantly reduced emissions, the environmental impact is still high, and there is a large public and political resistance against incineration in Australia<ref name="abs" />. Due to these factors, there is currently no large scale industrial waste incineration industry in Australia. | Incineration is a thermal waste treatment method that involves the combustion of materials to produce ash, gas emissions and heat. It is attractive because of the reduction in volume of garbage over 90% and the generation of usable energy<ref name="saikia" />, and therefore is commonly used in countries with strict land use requirements, such as Singapore and Japan<ref name="tan" />. However, while current technology makes it possible to operate incineration plants with significantly reduced emissions, the environmental impact is still high, and there is a large public and political resistance against incineration in Australia<ref name="abs" />. Due to these factors, there is currently no large scale industrial waste incineration industry in Australia. | ||
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| + | <td>Compatible with plastic components</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Compatible with fibreglass components</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Available in Australia</td> | ||
| + | <td>Limited</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Available globally</td> | ||
| + | <td>Yes</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Manual disassembly required</td> | ||
| + | <td>No</td> | ||
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| + | Incineration is a thermal waste treatment method that involves the combustion of materials to produce ash, gas emissions and heat. It is attractive because of the reduction in volume of garbage over 90% and the generation of usable energy<ref name="saikia" />, and therefore is commonly used in countries with strict land use requirements, such as Singapore and Japan<ref name="tan" />. However, while current technology makes it possible to operate incineration plants with significantly reduced emissions, the environmental impact is still high, and there is a large public and political resistance against incineration in Australia<ref name="abs" />. Due to these factors, there is currently no large scale industrial waste incineration industry in Australia. | ||
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| + | ===References=== | ||
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| + | <ref name="saikia">Saikia, N.; de Brito, J. Construction and Building Materials (2012), 34, 385-401.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="tan">Tan, R. B. H.; Khoo, H. H. "Impact Assessment of Waste Management Options | ||
| + | in Singapore." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (2006), 56, 244–254.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="abs">Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends. (2010). Available at [[www.abs.gov.au]].</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:46, 12 January 2015
This membrane end-of-life (MemEOL) tool is aimed at promoting better practices in the desalination industry by helping users identify and select the optimum end-of-life option for their used reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. This dynamic and interactive educational tool uses inputs on membrane condition and the relative importance of a number of key criteria to provide recommendation and further information about available end-of-life options.
As user feedback is obtained, and more available end-of-life options are identified and characterised, this tool will become a powerful source of information for membrane users. Ultimately, this tool will include a membrane reuse database, which will allow users to find and contact groups with surplus membrane supplies, thus promoting and simplifying direct membrane reuse. This tool has a significant focus on the Australian desalination industry, but the primary information is highly applicable to countries around the world. Additionally, as the data sources for this tool are not case specific, it should only be considered an educational tool aimed at providing preliminary recommendations to users.