Thermal Desorption

Thermal image 1Thermal image 2Tradebe are currently submitting an IPPC application to operate the U.K.’s first Thermal Desorption Plant.  This will deploy proven technology widely used in North America and Europe.

The process involves the heating of organic contaminated solids within a nitrogen inerted atmosphere at approx 400°c.  Hydrocarbon components are evaporated from inert solids and metal and then condensed.   The “desorbed solids” are passed over a magnet separator, cooled, tested for leachability and then sent to a stable non-reactive landfill.  The Thermal Desorption process has the key benefits.

  • Recycling of 20 → 40% by weight of the waste inputs.
  • 50% less CO2 emissions compared to High Temperature Incineration (HTI) 
  • Net return of fossil fuel after energy consumption of the process.
  • Reduces hydrocarbon to landfill by  50 → 80%