It competes well with incineration and landfill as the EPA regulations become more stringent. This new method developed at Auburn University is a modified SCWO process that will not only enhance the destruction rates, but also provide good corrosion protection.
New technology prevents the corrosive species from contacting the reactor walls.
This process is more environmentally friendly than incineration or landfill for hazardous waste. Significantly enhanced destruction rates compared to conventional supercritical water oxidation. Corrosion problems are reduced or practically eliminated. Treating the industrial waste water streams from pharmaceutical, bleaching, heavy chemical industries. Technology has been scale tested in the lab.