Supercritical water oxidation for the destruction of toxic organicwastewaters: A review
VERIANSYAH Bambang , KIM Jae-Duck
DOI:
Received June 26, 2006,Revised October 11, 2006, Accepted , Available online
Volume 19,2007,Pages 513-522
- Summary
- References
- Related Articles
The destruction of toxic organic wastewaters from munitions demilitarization and complex industrial chemical clearly becomes an
overwhelming problem if left to conventional treatment processes. Two options, incineration and supercritical water oxidation (SCWO),
exist for the complete destruction of toxic organic wastewaters. Incinerator has associated problems such as very high cost and public
resentment; on the other hand, SCWO has proved to be a very promising method for the treatment of many di erent wastewaters
with extremely e cient organic waste destruction 99.99% with none of the emissions associated with incineration. In this review, the
concepts of SCWO, result and present perspectives of application, and industrial status of SCWO are critically examined and discussed.
