Pharmaceutical Waste to Energy Incineration Plant. Solutions for Flue Gas Cleaning

The waste disposal process from the pharmaceutical industry, particularly unused drug blisters, generates a complex material composed of plastics and drug residues. This waste is primarily treated via incinerators or waste-to-energy plants, processes that emit pollutants such as sulfur oxides (SOx), hydrochloric acid (HCl), hydrofluoric acid (HF), and heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury. These compounds are extremely harmful to the environment. However, emissions can be controlled through a flue gas purification process that employs advanced filtration and chemical neutralization techniques.

Metaltek Solutions

Metaltek provides various types of customizable solutions for the cleaning of flue gasses from the disposal of waste from the Chemical/Pharmaceutical industry, to meet the needs of every situation.

Solution with Technical Grade Sodium Bicarbonate and Active Carbon or Lignite Coke Solution with Pre Ground SOLVAir® Sodium Bicarbonate and Active Carbon or Lignite Coke Solution with Sorbalite Solution with Hydrated Lime or Sorbacal® and Active Carbon or Lignite Coke

Metaltek Services: Assistance, Maintenance and Monitoring

Assistance, Maintenance and Monitoring Services on existing systems

Metaltek is the ideal partner for the treatment of Pharmaceutical Waste, thanks to over 30 years of experience and a cutting-edge engineering approach.

We offer turnkey solutions 100% Made in Italy, designed with high-quality components to ensure reliable performance and continuous 24/7 operation (8,400 hours/year). We keep a large spare parts warehouse to ensure rapid interventions worldwide, even muldi-brand (within 24/36/48 hours) with specialized teams, including those for work at heights and in confined spaces. Our team of highly qualified consultants and designers designs custom systems to optimize operating costs and increase efficiency, while our exclusive Tek Lab service provides detailed analyses to improve purification processes.

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Tek Lab: Analysis and Innovation Laboratory

Tek Lab by Metaltek is a leader in the analysis of industrial fumes and residues. A cutting-edge technology to detect and address issues with overdosing or problems related to excess acids, dioxins, or other harmful compounds. It offers both on-premises analysis and on-site monitoring and analysis with its mobile laboratory.

Quality Products and Exclusive Metaltek Services: a benchmark for flue gas cleaning for Pharmaceutical Waste to Energy Incineration Plants

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FAQ

How does the disposal of fumes produced in the combustion process of pharmaceutical industry waste work?

In the treatment of pharmaceutical wastes, such as unused blister packs, the presence of plastics and drug residues requires destruction through incineration or waste-to-energy processes. These processes release pollutants previously contained in the waste materials, resulting in the production of fumes that include acids like Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Hydrochloric Acid (HCl), Hydrofluoric Acid (HF), and heavy metals such as Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), and Mercury (Hg). For this reason, dedicated facilities must implement effective methodologies to reduce harmful emissions, through flue gas purification with dry injection deacidification using selected alkaline chemical reagents based on the substances present and local regulations, followed by a filtering stage with activated carbon/lignite coke to capture suspended heavy metals.

What pollutants are produced by the disposal of pharmaceutical waste?

Materials such as plastics and chemical drug residues can release pollutants during combustion, including Sulfur Oxides (SOx), stemming from the chemicals used and the base materials. Moreover, the incineration of plastics like PVC can release Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) and Hydrofluoric Acid (HF), while heavy metals such as Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) can originate from the different components of drugs and packaging materials.

Pharmaceutical Waste: European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code: 20 01 36

The EWC code 20 01 36 specifically pertains to pharmaceutical industry waste, including unused blisters and other wastes containing drug residues. This code indicates that the waste, although classified as non hazardous, contains substances that necessitate specific treatment to prevent negative environmental impact.

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