6.3.1. IncinerationIncineration is

6.3.1. Incineration
Incineration is the process of control and complete combustion,
for burning solid wastes. It leads to energy recovery
and destruction of toxic wastes, for example, waste
from hospitals. The temperature in the incinerators varies
between 980 and 2000 C. One of the most attractive features
of the incineration process is that it can be used to
reduce the original volume of combustible solid waste by
80–90%. In some newer incinerators designed to operate
at temperatures high enough to produce a molten material,
it may be possible to reduce the volume to about 5% or
even less (Jha et al., 2003; Ahsan, 1999; Peavey et al.,
1985).