Abstract
The tanning sludge (TS) and other tanning solid wastes are produced in significant quantities by the leather industry. To evaluate the combustion properties, acid gaseous pollutant conversion, and ash management, co-firing of TS with various wastes was investigated in a bubbling fluidized bed. TG-FTIR test indicated that tanning solid wastes had superior combustion properties and include more gaseous pollutants than TS. The leather mixed solid waste (LMSW) formed by mixing had better fuel characteristics than TS. The conversion rates of SO2 and HCl of LMSW incineration were 67% and 40%, respectively. The co-combustion of TS and solid wastes reduces the conversion rate of acid gas. Increasing the proportion of high-inorganic chlorine raw material could further reduce the conversion rate and increase the ash fusion temperature appropriately. Because ash and slag were primarily composed of Ca and Fe elements, the addition of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) can increase ash melting point while reducing acid gas emissions. When CaCO3 was added at a calcium to sulfur (Ca/S) ratio of 2, the acid gas emission was reduced by more than 80% and the softening temperature was raised by 90 °C. When Ca/S is greater than 2, the economics of adding CaCO3 decreased.
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