SiPlasma - Plasma Gasification Technology
Plasma Gasification is the most technologically advanced process for recycling waste and converting it into marketable products. All Equipment and components are “off the shelf” and have been rigorously tested for functionality, reliability, and resilience. This is a proven system with over 100 plants in operation around the world.
All types of waste
Plasma Gasification is capable of processing all types of waste, including, but not limited to, municipal waste, medical waste, industrial waste, auto shredder residue, tires, construction debris, yard waste, municipal sewage sludge, oil sludge, PET coke, PCB’s, oily water, contaminated soil, contaminated harbor dredging, waste from ships, hazardous waste, chlorinated solvents, paint sludge, old munitions, chemical and biological weapons, and virtually anything else you can think of that is not radioactive.
Process Basics
The basics of plasma technology are straightforward. Plasma is considered a 4th state. Electricity is fed to a torch, which has two electrodes, creating an arc. Inert gas is passed through the arc, heating the process gas to internal temperatures as high as 25,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This extreme power rips electrons from the air and converts the gas into plasma or a field of intense and radiant energy. A constant flow of electricity through the plasma maintains a field of extremely intense energy powerful enough to disintegrate the garbage into its component elements. Plasma gasification does not combust the waste as incinerators do. It converts the organic waste into a fuel gas that still contains all the chemical and heat energy from the waste.
There are no tars or furans; furthermore, there is no remaining ash to go back to the land fill.The byproducts are a glass-like substance used as raw materials for high-strength asphalt, household tiles, insulation, landscaping tiles, and much more. Syngas is the primary output of plasma gasification. Syngas is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and it can be converted into fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas or ethanol. Syngas, commonly utilized to power a turbine to create massive amounts of electricity, can be used for a wide array of purposes as we will later see, but is basically used as a heat source.
Syngas (which leaves the converter at a temperature of around 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit) is fed into a cooling system which generates steam. This steam is used to drive turbines which produce electricity - part of which is used to power the converter, while the rest can be used for the plant's heating or electrical needs, or sold back to the utility grid.
Therefore, aside from the initial power supply from the community's electrical grid, the whole machine can produce the electricity it needs for operations. It also produces materials that can be sold for commercial use. The plasma gasification system will generate considerable profit for its users. Aside from disposing of newly-produced garbage, the system can also be used to dispose of accumulated landfill garbage so land reclamation is entirely possible.
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