Surrogate compounds for monitoring the effectiveness of incineration systems

Four suggested approaches to using surrogates to evaluate the effectiveness of hazardous waste incineration systems are addressed. It is shown that the emissions of carbon monoxide and/or total unburned hydrocarbons may not correlate with the destruction and removal efficiency of the principal hazardous organic constituents of the waste. Selecting a thermally stable component of the feed, or introducing a thermally stable compound as an additive, appear to be technically feasible, scientifically defensible approaches. Laboratory data are discussed to illustrate the thermal degradation properties of potential surrogate selections.