RE: Terms used in incineration

[Joseph R Parrish Jr <JoeParrish@compuserve.com>]

Tony,
Thanks for the electrostatic precipator insights. 
I can see that surface catalysis could be enhanced there.

As for a cyclone, you wrote:
"Compared to a cyclone, where the airflow escapes rapidly at higher T, and
perhaps the C & Cl disperse in the atmosphere before they can form
dioxins."

What occurs to me is that the reactions to form dioxins and furans, etc. in

incinerator effluents are measured in tiny fractions of seconds, and any
mechanical 
exhaust system could not be fast enough to have much effect.
Joe
NJ/NY Environmental Watch