**7. Conclusions**

Waste-to-energy incinerators have been generally accepted as an environmentally preferred method for waste management. However, sustainable and efficient treatment of waste in incinerators is hindered by high temperature corrosion and ash

*Efficient Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste in Incinerators for Energy Production DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108449*

**Figure 4.** *Framework for options to improve MSW treatment efficiency.*

deposition. This studies evaluated the potential for improving the efficient treatment of waste in incinerators. It is found that optimizing the operating conditions during incineration reduces the hindrance problem of high temperature corrosion and ash deposition. The operating conditions can be optimized by conducting a kinetic modeling which identifies the conditions that leads to reduced corrosion rate. Also, use of new technologies such the ecotube and sergher boiler prism which ensures high turbulence and optimal mixing within the boiler reduces the corrosion ad ash deposition problem, thereby improving the incineration of waste. Moreover, sorting of waste and related feedstocks improves the treatment of waste in incinerators as chlorine containing waste fractions may have been removed and this can be achieved through the use of technologies such as the max Al robotic sorter. Furthermore, to efficiently treat MSW in incinerators, chlorine load prior to waste incineration should be reduced by washing alkali chlorides and separating plastic from the waste as received. **Figure 4** summarizes the hindrances and options to improve MSW treatment efficiency during incineration.
