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000010688 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.24868/10688
000010688 245__ $$aVaporise after reading – pyrolysis and waste management on Queen Elizabeth Class carriers
000010688 269__ $$a2022-09-27
000010688 336__ $$aConference Proceedings
000010688 520__ $$aGone are the days of “ditching gash” off the quarterdeck. The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers incorporate a sophisticated and highly integrated waste management system which culminates in a pair of pyrolysis plants for waste volume reduction on each ship. The inclusion of pyrolysis plants is understood to be a unique installation in the marine sector, other than the ex. HMS Ocean (now NAM Atlântico). The system has many environmental and sustainability benefits over traditional waste systems which compact, incinerate or discharge waste overboard. In naval terms, this results in increased endurance, sustainable operation, reduced pollution, and safeguards the ships’ freedom of navigation in environmentally sensitive areas, which may be subject to stricter legislation in future.

This paper explores the history of the system’s design; the unique operation of the system and pyrolysis plants; the impact to the Royal Navy and the sailors; recent developments in operation, testing and commissioning; the present and future environmental context; and the potentially exciting future ahead for similar installations.
000010688 542__ $$fCC-BY-NC-ND
000010688 6531_ $$aWaste Management
000010688 6531_ $$aPyrolysis
000010688 6531_ $$aSustainability
000010688 6531_ $$aEmissions
000010688 6531_ $$aIntegration
000010688 6531_ $$aMarine Systems
000010688 7001_ $$aCole, H$$uBabcock International
000010688 7001_ $$aArmstrong, C$$uPyrocore Ltd
000010688 773__ $$tConference Proceedings of INEC
000010688 773__ $$jINEC 2022
000010688 85641 $$uhttps://www.imarest.org/events/category/categories/imarest-event/international-naval-engineering-conference-and-exhibition-2022$$yConference website
000010688 8564_ $$92dd2aba1-12c4-4f2a-a90b-4f6ad81b741e$$s1094126$$uhttps://library.imarest.org/record/10688/files/INEC_2022_paper_74.pdf
000010688 980__ $$aConference Proceedings