Table 1-1: Current list of approved destruction technologies (2011) (Source: Annex to decision XXIII/12, reordered into destruction categories) Technology Applicability Concentrated Sources Dilute Sources Annex A Annex B Annex C Annex E 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 1 Group 1 Primary CFCs Halons CFCs Carbon Tetrachloride Methyl Chloroform HCFCs Methyl Bromide DRE* 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 99.99% 95% Cement Approved Not Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Gaseous/Fume Oxidation Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Liquid Injection Incineration Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Approved Porous Thermal Reactor Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Reactor Cracking Approved Not Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Rotary Kiln Incineration Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Approved Argon Plasma Arc Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Inductively coupled radio frequency plasma Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Microwave Plasma Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Nitrogen Plasma Arc Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Portable Plasma Arc Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Chemical Reaction with H2 and CO2 Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Gas Phase Catalytic Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Superheated steam reactor Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Thermal Reaction with Methane Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined *DRE - Destruction & Removal Efficiency
Nitrogen Plasma Arc Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined High Potential High Potential Portable Plasma Arc Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined High Potential High Potential Chemical Reaction with H2 and CO2 Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined High Potential High Potential Gas Phase Catalytic De-halogenation Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined High Potential High Potential Superheated steam reactor Approved Not Determined Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined High Potential High Potential Thermal Reaction with Methane Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Approved Not Determined Unable to Assess Unable to Assess Electric Heater High Potential High Potential Hearth Incinerator Unable to Assess Furnaces Unable to Assess Thermal Decay of Methyl Bromide Unable to Assess Air Plasma Arc Unable to Assess Alternating Current Plasma Unable to Assess CO2 Plasma Unable to Assess Steam Plasma Unable to Assess Catalytic Destruction Unable to Assess to Vinylidene Fluoride Not a destruction technology Solid Alkali Reaction Unable to Access *DRE - Destruction & Removal Efficiency
Appendix 1: Summary of submissions received from parties in response to Decision XXIX/4 Submissions were received from Armenia, Australia, Canada, China, European Union, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, United States, and Venezuela. TEAP has responded to requests for technology assessment and incorporated relevant information into this assessment. The substantive parts of parties’ submissions will be compiled in a separate document, in pdf format. The document will be posted in time for the 40th Open-ended Working Group on the Ozone Secretariat website at the following link: . Party Article 5 or 5 party Destruction Technology Type Referenced in the Submission (Proponent, if mentioned) Approved Technologies: Assessment for applicability to HFCs destruction New Technology: Assessment for possible inclusion on list of approved technologies Armenia A5 No destruction technology – for information N.A. N.A. Australia Non-A5 Argon Plasma Arc (one company) Plasma Arc (one company) Thermal Reaction with Methane Thermal of Methyl Bromide Canada Non-A5 Rotary Kiln Incinerator Argon Plasma Arc China A5 Nitrogen Plasma Arc