Combustion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005663",
  "term": "Combustion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The controlled burning of municipal solid waste to reduce volume, and, commonly, to recover energy.\n\n2. 1. Burning, or rapid oxidation, accompanied by release of energy in the form of heat and light.\n\n3. 2. Refers to controlled burning of waste, in which heat chemically alters organic compounds, converting into stable inorganics such as carbon dioxide and water\n\n4. A burning process that reduces waste volume. In addition to reducing volume, combustors, when properly equipped, can convert water into steam to fuel heating systems or generate electricity.\n\n5. Burning, or rapid oxidation, accompanied by release of energy in the form of heat and light.\n\n6. Refers to controlled burning of waste, in which heat chemically alters organic compounds, converting into stable inorganics such as carbon dioxide and water.\n\n7. Chemical oxidation accompanied by the generation of light and heat.\n\n8. Burning or rapid oxidation accompanied by a release of energy.\n\n9. The controlled burning in an enclosed area as a means of treating or disposing of hazardous waste.\n\n10. A waste management strategy in which the waste material is burned. Waste-to-energy combustion facilities are set up to produce useful heat and/or electricity.\n\n11. A chemical reaction between a fuel and oxygen that produces heat (and usually light).\n\n12. Burning process that reduces waste volume. In addition to reducing volume, combustors, when properly equipped, can convert water into steam to fuel heating systems or generate electricity.\n\n13. Production of heat and light energy through a chemical process, usually oxidation. Products of complete combustion include water and carbon dioxide; while, incomplete combustion can yield partially oxidized organic compounds and carbon monoxide. Factors that promote complete combustion include the proper fuel-air ratio, temperature range, and adequate amount of time for the fuel and its by-products to complete the combustion reactions.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Consumer Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste: Reusable Vocabulary",
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms",
    "State and Local Climate and Energy Program Glossary of Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Greenhouse Emissions Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms",
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bioenergy Glossary",
    "State and Local Climate and Energy Glossary",
    "Basic Concepts in Environmental Sciences"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/combustion/"
}