svEPA
                           United States
                           Environmental Protection
                           Agency
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                            Remedial Response
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                           Superfund
                                                        EPA/540/S-92/010
                                                       October 1992
Engineering  Bulletin
Pyrolysis Treatment
Purpose

    Section 121(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation,  and Liability Act (CERCLA) mandates
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to select remedies
that "utilize permanent solutions and alternative treatment
technologies or resource recovery technologies to the maxi-
mum  extent practicable" and to prefer  remedial actions  in
which treatment "permanently and significantly reduces the
volume, toxicity, or mobility of hazardous substances, pollut-
ants, and contaminants  as a principal element." The Engineer-
ing Bulletins are a series of documents that summarize the latest
information available on selected treatment and site remedia-
tion technologies and related issues. They provide summaries
of and references for the latest information to help remedial
project managers, on-scene coordinators, contractors, and other
site cleanup managers  understand the type of data and site
characteristics needed to evaluate a technology for potential
applicability to their Superfund or other hazardous waste site.
Those documents that describe individual treatment technolo-
gies focus on remedial investigation scoping needs. Addenda
will be issued periodically to update the original bulletins.
 Abstract

     Pyrolysis is formally defined as chemical decomposition
 induced in organic materials by heat in the absence of oxygen.
 In practice, it is not possible to achieve a completely oxygen-
 free atmosphere; actual pyrolytic systems are operated with less
 than stoichiometric quantities of oxygen.  Because some oxy-
 gen will be present in any pyrolytic system, nominal oxidation
 will occur. If volatile or semivolatile materials are present in the
 waste, thermal desorption will also occur.

     Pyrolysis is a thermal  process  that transforms hazardous
 organic materials into gaseous components and a solid residue
 (coke) containing fixed carbon and ash.  Upon  cooling, the
 gaseous components condense, leaving an oil/tar residue. Py-
 rolysis typically occurs at operating temperatures above 800°F
 [1, pp. 165,167] [2, p. 5].* This bulletin does not: address other
 thermal processes that operate at lower temperatures or those
 that operate at very high temperatures, such as a plasma arc.
 Pyrolysis is applicable to a wide range of organic wastes and is
 generally not used in  treating wastes consisting primarily of
 inorganics and metals.
                                   Pyrolysis should be considered an emerging technology.
                               (An  emerging technology is a technology for which perfor-
                               mance data have not been evaluated according to methods
                               approved by EPA and adhering to EPA quality assurance/quality
                               control standards, although the basic concepts of the process
                               have been validated [3, pp. 1-2].)  Performance data  are cur-
                               rently available only from vendors.  In addition, existing data
                               are limited in scope and quantity and frequently of a propri-
                               etary nature.

                                   This bulletin provides information on the technology appli-
                               cability, the types of  residuals resulting from the use of the
                               technology, the latest  performance data, site requirements, the
                               status of the technology, and where to go for further informa-
                               tion.
                               Technology Applicability

                                   Pyrolysis systems may be applicable to a number of or-
                               ganic materials that "crack" or undergo a chemical decomposi-
                               tion in the presence of heat.  Pyrolysis has shown promise in
                               treating organic contaminants in soils and oily sludges. Chemi-
                               cal contaminants for which treatment data exist include poly-
                               chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hy-
                               drocarbons, and many other organics. Treatment data discussed
                               in this bulletin were taken from treatability studies conducted
                               by three vendors.

                                   Pyrolysis is not effective in either destroying or physically
                               separating inorganics from the contaminated medium.  Volatile
                               metals may be desorbed as a result of the higher temperatures
                               associated with the process but are similarly not destroyed.

                                   The probable effectiveness of pyrolysis on general con-
                               taminant groups for various matrices  is shown in Table 1.
                               Examples of constituents within contaminant groups are pro-
                               vided in "Technology Screening Guide for Treatment of CERCLA
                               Soils and Sludges" [4, pp. 10-12]. Table 1 is based on current
                               available information or professional judgment where no infor-
                               mation was available [1,  pp. 165,168] [2, pp. 9-14] [5, pp. 10-
                                15] [6, p. 9].  The proven effectiveness of the technology for a
                                particular site or waste does not ensure that it will be effective at
                               all  sites or that the treatment efficiencies achieved will be
                                acceptable at other sites.  For the ratings used for this  table,
                                demonstrated effectiveness means that, at some scale,  treat-
                                ment results  indicated that the technology was effective for
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                         Table 1
    Effectiveness of Pyrolysis on General Contaminant
          Groups for Soil and Sediment/Sludge

Contaminant Croups
Halogenated volatiles
Halogenated semivolatiles
Nonhalogenated volatiles
Effectiveness
Sediment/
Soil Sludge
T T
T T
T •
.0 Nonhalogenated semivolatiles O •
§, PCBs
° Pesticides (halogenated)
Dioxins/Furans
Organic cyanides
Organic corrosives
Volatile metals
Nonvolatile metals
§ Asbestos
fe Radioactive materials
Inorganic corrosives
Inorganic cyanides
§» Oxidizers
fcj Reducers
• Demonstrated Effectiveness: Succ
scale completed.
• •
T V
V •
T T
n n
ci n
O Cl
o n
0 0
a n
n o
Cl O
n n
essful treatability test at some
V Potential Effectiveness: Expert opinion that technology will work.
Q No Expected Effectiveness: Expert opinion that technology will
not work.
that particular contaminant and medium.  The ratings of po-
tential effectiveness or no expected effectiveness are both based
upon expert judgment. Where potential effectiveness is indi-
cated, the technology is believed capable of successfully treat-
ing the contaminant group in a particular medium. When the
technology is not applicable  or will probably not work for a
particular combination of contaminant group and medium,, a
no-expected-effectiveness rating is given.
Limitations

    The primary technical factors affecting pyrolytic perfor-
mance are the temperature, residence time, and heat transfer
rate to the material. There are also several practical limitations
which should be considered.

    As the medium is heated and passes through a pyrolytic
system, energy is consumed in heating moisture contained in
the contaminated medium.  A very high moisture content
would  result in lower throughput.  High moisture content,
therefore, causes increased treatment costs.  For some wastes,
dewatering prior to pyrolysis may be desirable.
     The treated medium will typically contain less than one
 percent moisture.  Dust can easily form in the transfer of the
 treated medium from the treatment unit, but this problem can
 be mitigated by water sprays.

     A very high pH (greater than 11) or very low pH (less than
 5) may corrode the  system components.  The pyrolysis of
 halogenated organics will yield hydrogen halides; the pyrolysis
 of sulfur-containing organics will yield various sulfur compounds
 including hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Because hydrogen halides
 and hydrogen sulfide are corrosive chemicals, corrosion control
 measures should be taken for any pyrolytic system which will be
 processing wastes with high concentrations of halogenated or
 sulfur-containing organics.
 Technology Description

     Pyrolysis is formally defined as chemical decomposition
 induced in organic materials by heat in the absence of oxygen.
 Pyrolysis is a thermal process that transforms organic materials
 into gaseous components and a solid residue (coke) containing
 fixed carbon and ash. The pyrolysis of organics yields combus-
 tible gases including carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane,
 and other low molecular  weight hydrocarbons [7, pp. 252-
 253]. Pyrolysis occurs to some degree whenever heat is applied
 to an organic material.  The rate  at which pyrolysis occurs
 increases with temperature. At low temperatures and  in the
 presence of oxygen, the rates are typically negligible.  In addi-
 tion, the final percent weight loss  for the treated material is
 directly proportional to the operating temperature. Similarly,
 the hydrogen fraction in the treated material is inversely pro-
 portional to the temperature.

     The primary cleanup mechanisms in pyrolytic systems are
 destruction and removal. Destruction occurs when organics are
 broken  down into lower molecular weight compounds.  Re-
 moval occurs when pollutants are desorbed from the contami-
 nated material and  leave  the pyrolysis portion  of the system
 without being destroyed.

     Pyrolysis  systems typically generate solid, liquid, and gas-
 eous products.  Solid products include the treated (and dried)
 medium and the carbon residue (coke) formed from hydrocar-
 bon decomposition. Various gases are produced during pyroly-
 sis, and certain low-boiling compounds may volatilize rather
 than decompose. This is not typically a problem. Gases may be
 condensed, treated, incinerated in an afterburner, flared, or a
 combination of the above.  Depending on the specific compo-
 nents, organic condensate may be reusable. Other liquid streams
 will include process water used throughout the system.  A
 general schematic of a pyrolytic process is shown in Figure 1.

    As shown in Figure 1, the first step in the treatment process
 is the excavation of the contaminated soil, sludge, or sediment.
 Oversized rejects such as large rocks or branches are removed
 and the material is transferred to the pyrolysis unit.  The treat-
 ment system may include a desorption stage prior to pyrolysis.
 If so, the desorbed gases flow to the gas treatment system for
treatment and/or recovery, and the  contaminated matrix (mi-
 nus any desorbed  chemicals) is transferred to the pyrolysis
chamber [1, p. 166] [2, pp. 3-6].
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    The temperature in the pyrolysis chamber is typically be-
tween 800 and 2,100°  F, and the quantity of the oxygen
present is not sufficient for the complete oxidation of al! con-
taminants.  In pyrolysis, organic materials are transformed into
coke and gaseous components. Gas treatment options include:
1) condensation plus gas cleaning and 2) incineration plus gas
cleaning.

    Pyrolysis forms new compounds whose presence could
impact the design of the offgas management system.  For
example, compounds such as hydrogen halides and  sulfur-
containing  compounds may be  formed.  These must  be ac-
counted for within the design of the Air Pollution Control (APC)
system.

    There are three pyrolytic systems which will be discussed in
this bulletin.  These systems are: the HT-V system marketed by
TDI Thermal Dynamics (formerly Southdown Thermal Dynam-
ics),  a process developed by Deutsche Babcock Anlagen AC,
and  an "anaerobic  thermal processor"  (ATP) marketed by
SoilTech, Inc.

     The HT-V Thermal Distillation System is a mobile thermal
desorption system which may be operated in a pyrolytic mode.
The  Thermal Distillation System processes waste by applying
heat in a nitrogen atmosphere. Gravity and a system of annular
augers are used to transfer waste  through a  series of three
electrically heated distillation chambers.  The  temperature  is
ambient at the entrance to the distillation chambers and in-
creases to  full operating temperature (up to 2,100°F) as the
waste progresses through the chambers. The continuous intro-
duction of a nitrogen sweep gas removes and separates the
volatile contaminants [8, p. 3]. The sweep gas must be periodi-
cally sent to a flare to reduce the noncondensible combustible
 portion.
    TDI is currently conducting bench-scale tests on the Ther-
mal Degradation System, which was developed for use in con-
junction with the Thermal Distillation System. The full-scale
design of the system is currently theoretical, but TDI envisions
that Thermal Degradation will follow Thermal Distillation and
will be used primarily for pyrolysis.  In recent bench-scale tests,
the Thermal Degradation  System was operated at approxi-
mately 2/000°F and a copper catalyst was used to enhance the
pyrolysis of halogenated organics [2, pp. 3-6] [5, pp. 3-7].

    A German company, Deutsche Babcock Anlagen AG, de-
veloped a pyrolytic process which utilizes an indirectly heated
rotary kiln.   In the first step of the Deutsche Babcock system,
pyrolysis occurs at a temperature of 1,100 to 1,200°F. If volatile
or semivolatile organics are present, they will be desorbed in
this step. In the second step, the gases produced by pyrolysis
(as well as other volatilized organics) are combusted  in an
afterburner at a high temperature (1,800 to 2,400°F).   Heat
produced during the second step may provide at least a portion
of the energy for the first step, which is endothermic. Prior to
discharge, effluent gases from the second step are scrubbed to
remove various pollutants including hydrogen halides and sul-
fur oxides [1, p. 166].

     The pyrolysis systems marketed by Deutsche Babcock are
not currently available in  mobile or transportable configura-
tions and  are  therefore  not directly  applicable to onsite
remediation of Superfund sites. These systems were included in
this discussion to provide additional data and to indicate the
potential viability of pyrolysis.  In addition, full-scale applica-
tions and testing of the Deutsche Babcock system have  in-
cluded the cleanup of contaminated soils [1, pp. 165-168].
                                        Figure 1. Schematic Diagram of Pyrolysis
                                                                   Gas Treatment
                                                                      System
                                                 Rejects
                       Clean Offgas

                       Condensed Vblatiles


                      •^- Spent Carbon

                      -^-  Water
                                                                    E     1

Excavate


-*•
Material
Handling

^
-^
Desorption
(optional)
^

Pyrolysis

ireaieu
Medium
	 ^

^ Oversized
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    ana* S'h    f '  nC (Can°nie Environ™ntal) markets an
    anaerobic thermal processor (ATP) which may be operated in a
    pyrolyt,c mode. The ATP is also known as the AOSTRA-Taduk
    process  and is essentially an  indirectly-heated rotary kiln  A
    transportable ATP with a nominal processing rate of10 tons per
    hoy, is available for onsite demonstrations and remediation
    \y, p. 3j.

        The ATP unit includes four chambers: preheat, reaction
    combustion,  and cooling.   In the preheat chamber, volatile
    materials are desorbed at temperatures up to 500°F  Pyrolvtic
    conditions and temperatures  between 700 and 1 ISoVare

    ZTrl Hn thC reaCtl'°n Chamber  The desorPt;°n and/or
    pyrolysis of heavier organics will occur in this chamber  Coke
    and noncombustible hydrocarbons produced by pyrolysis are
   transferred to the combustion chamber and burned [9, pp A-l
   to A-2J. Additional fuels such as gas or oil must be available for
   start-up, for control, and to supplement the pyrolysis products
   when they do not provide adequate fuel. Solids and gases from
   the  combustion chamber proceed into the cooling zone   The
   cooling zone  and the  preheat zone function as a heat ex-
   changer in which heat is transferred from the combustion
   residuals to the feed [10, p. 3].
  Process Residuals
  H  Hr        9enerated by Pyolytic systems typically in-
  elude solid, liquid, and gaseous residuals.  Solid products in-
  clude debris, oversized rejects, dust, ash, and the treated me-
  dium Dust collected from particulate control devices may be
  combined with the treated medium or, depending on analyses
              C°ntamination' recycled throu9h the treatment
      Depending on the individual system, the flue gases from
  the pyrolysis unit will generally be treated by wet or dry AP(~
  systems before discharge through a stack.  In the Deutsche
  Babcock  System, offgases  are  treated by  incineration
  [1, p. 1 66].

     Ash and treated soil/solids from pyrolysis may be contami-
  nated with heavy metals. APC system solids,  such as fly  ash
  may contain high concentrations of volatile metals   If these
 residues fail required leachate toxicity tests, they can be treated
 by a process such as solidification/stabilization and disposed of
 onsite or in an approved landfill [1 1,  p. 8.97].  If the  treated
 medium and ash pass all required tests, they may be disposed
 of onsite without further treatment.

     Depending on the specific pyrolysis system, liquid streams
 may include condensed organics or water from the APC sys-
 tem   After organics are removed, condensed water may be
 used as a dust suppressant for the treated medium. Scrubber
 purge water can be purified and returned to the site wastewa-
 ter treatment facility (if available), discharged to the sewer or
 used for rehumidification and cooling of the hot, dusty media.

    Liquid waste from  the APC system may contain excess
alkali, high chlorides, volatile metals, organics, metals particu-
lates, and inorganic particulates. Treatment may require neu-
    tralization, chemical precipitation, settling, filtration, or carbon
    adsorption before discharge.


    Site Requirements

        Pyrolytic treatment processes are not expected to have
    significantly different site requirements than those for thermal
    desorption or incineration processes.

        Note that  the pyrolytic systems marketed by Deutsche
    Babcock are not currently available in mobile or transportable
    configurations.  The HT-V system  and the ATP are transport-
    able, and vendors claim that they can be set up in a matter of
    days.
   4«n v/           rec*uirements incl"de electric power (440 or
   480 V,  3-phase) and water.  The quantity of water required is
   design- and site-specific.                          M

       Treatment of contaminated soils or other waste materials
   require that a  site safety  plan  be  developed to provide  for
   personnel protection and special handling measures.  Storage
   should be provided to hold the  process product  streams until
   they have  been tested  to determine  their acceptability for
   disposal or release.  Depending upon  the site, a method to
   store waste that has been prepared for  treatment may  be
   necessary. Storage capacity will depend on waste volume

      Onsite analytical equipment capable of monitoring site-
  specific organic compounds for performance assessment make
  the operation more efficient and provide better information for
  process control.
  Performance Data

      Limited performance data are available for pyrolytic sys-
  tems treating hazardous wastes containing PCBs, dioxins  and
  other organics [1, pp. 165,168] [2, pp. 9-14] [5, pp. 10-15] [6,
  p. 9]. The quality of this information has not been determined
  These data are included as a general indication of the perfor-
  mance of pyrolysis equipment and may not be directly transfer-
  able to a specific Superfund site.  Good site characterization
 and  treatability studies are essential  in further refining and
 screening the pyrolysis technology.

     The HT-V system's performance on oily sludges contami-
 nated with dioxins and  PCBs was evaluated in  bench-scale
  readability tests conducted by Law Environmental on April 25
 V    L2' PP> 9"14] [5' PP"1 °-15]' The Sl'm"lated waste used in
 the  dioxm  test  was  contaminated   with  2378-
 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). A decontamination effi-
 ciency of over 99.99% was calculated, as no 2,3,7,8-TCDD was
 detected ,n the treated residue, offgases,  or condensate  In
 addition, the test report claims that no  significant quantities of
 new toxic compounds were synthesized by the process [2, pp. 9-


    A second bench-scale treatability study was conducted on
a rruxture of PCB-contaminated soil, PCB-contaminated oil, and
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water.  All process streams were sampled and analyses indi-
cated a decontamination efficiency of over 99.99%. PCB levels
were below the detection limits in all effluent streams and the
test report claims that no significant quantities of new toxic
compounds were synthesized by the process [5, pp. 10-15].
Although these results appear promising, complete closures of
mass balances are not possible with the information collected
during the HT-V treatability tests.

    The Deutsche Babcock system was tested in an industrial-
scale demonstration in May and |une 1988.  Prior to this
demonstration, the same system was used to treat 35,000 tons
of soil.  The plant is located in Unna-Bonen, West Germany, at a
former coke oven site. The unit had a design rate of 7 tons/
hour with a soil moisture content of 21  percent and 5 percent
volatile compounds. The destruction of 17 polycyclic aromat-
ics was measured.  A system decontamination efficiency of
99.77  percent was  achieved. The results are summarized in
Table 2 [1, p. 168].   Note that this test was conducted in
                        Table 2
        Deutsche Babcock Pyrolytic Rotary Kiln
               Contaminated Soil Results
Date
Pollutant
Naphthalene
2-methylnaphthalene
1 -methylnaphthalene
Dimethylnaphthalene
Acenaphthylene
Acenaphthene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz[a]anthracene
Chrysene
Benzo[e]pyrene
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
Benzo[a]pyrene
Dibenz[a, h]anthracene
Benzo[g, h, ijperylene
March 8,
Input
mg/kg
101.00
40.20
23.40
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
156.00
686.00
281.00
n.d.
236.00
155.00
214.00
66.60
112.00
43.70
86.60
16.80
14.00
Indenop, 2, 3-cd]pyrene 33.80
Sum
n.d. = not detectable
2266.10

Decontamination efficiency in %
1989
Output
mg/kg
1.7
0.5
0.3
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
0.1
0.6
0.1
n.d.
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
5.2

99.77
January 27, 1989
Input
mg/kg
161.60
73.80
42.90
93.20
68.20
42.30
238.00
1055.30
226.00
688.60
398.20
2259.20
1 34,60
111.50
168.50
81.90
138.10
23.20
60.20
69.50
61 34.80


Output
mg/kg
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.4
0.3
1.3
0.6
0.3
0.9
1.1
5.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
13.4

99.78
Germany and that the majority of the applications of the
Deutsche Babcock system have been in Germany.  German
requirements regarding incineration were not researched and
may differ significantly from US requirements.

    The Soiltech ATP is being used in conjunction with chemi-
cal dehalogenation to  remediate the Wide Beach Superfund
site.  Much of the soil in the small community of Wide Beach,
New York is contaminated with PCBs from road oils.  PCB levels
range from approximately  10 ppm to over 5,000 ppm; the
primary cleanup requirement is to reduce PCB concentrations
to less than 2 ppm [6, pp. 2-3].

    The  system used  at Wide Beach is similar to the ATP
described previously but also includes a reagent mix system.
The reagent mix system adds dechlorination chemicals (potas-
sium hydroxide and polyethylene glycol) to a stream of oils
recycled from the system effluent [6, p. 4] [12, p. 45].

    PCB concentrations in the treated  soil were below the
reporting limit of 70  ppb, which is significantly below the
required  level.  In addition, the process water contained no
more than 1  ppb PCBs, stack gas PCB levels were less than 33
percent of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYDEC) limits, fugitive emissions were within
NYDEC limits, and treated soils passed the toxicity characteris-
tic leaching procedure (TCLP) [6, pp. 2,9]. At the beginning of
the cleanup effort, treated soil was returned to local sites. The
treated soil, however, does not have the same consistency as
untreated soil, and current plans are to landfill the soil  rather
than returning it to the original sites [12, p. 45].
                                                             Technology Status

                                                                 Pyrolysis has been used to treat various hazardous wastes
                                                             as documented in the Performance Data section of this bulle-
                                                             tin. In particular, pyrolysis has been applied to the remediation
                                                             of the Wide Beach Superfund site (in conjunction with chemi-
                                                             cal dehalogenation) [6, pp. 1 -2] and to the cleanup of contami-
                                                             nated soils in Germany [1, pp. 165-168].
                                                             EPA Contact

                                                                 Technology-specific questions regarding pyrolysis may be
                                                             directed to:

                                                                     Mr. Donald Oberacker
                                                                     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                     Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory
                                                                     26 West Martin Luther King Drive
                                                                     Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
                                                                     Telephone: (513) 569-7510.
                                                             Acknolwedgments

                                                                 This bulletin was prepared for the U.S. Environmental
                                                             Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD),
                                                             Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (RREL), Cincinnati, Ohio,
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  by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) under
  contract no. 68-C8-0062. Mr. Eugene Harris served as the EPA
  Technical Project Monitor. Mr. Gary Baker (SAIC) was the Work
  Assignment Manager, and Ms. Sharon Krietemeyer  and Mr.
  Richard Gardner (SAIC) were co-authors of this bulletin.  The
  authors are especially grateful to Mr. Donald Oberacker and
  Mr. Paul de Percin of EPA, RREL, who have contributed signifi-
  cantly by serving as technical consultants during the develop-
                                                           ment of this document.
                                                              The following other contractor personnel have contributed
                                                          their time and comments by participating in the expert review
                                                          meetings and/or peer reviewing the document-
                                                              Mr. James Cudahy
                                                              Dr. Steve Lanier
                          Focus Environmental, Inc.
                          Energy and Environmental
                          Research Corp.
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   PERMIT No. G-35
EPA/540/S-92/010

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