Plasma Gasification Technology Articles

Plasma gasification: Harnessing the power of lightning

Plasma gasification is both a high-tech solution to the problem of waste management and a source of renewable power. The technology has great potential, but can it move from the fringes to the mainstream? The name "plasma gasification" conjures up images of men in lab coats late at night, investigating a far-flung corner of science that is light years away from commercial readiness. In reality it ...

Jun. 1, 2009

Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR) destruction in a plasma gasification reactor

Test results on Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR), or car fluff, demonstrated destruction efficiency and safe conversion to synthesis gas and a glass residue, in a plasma gasification system. The synthesis gas consists primarily of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the range between 20 and 22 vol-% respectively, or 45 and 55 vol-% dry basis, when corrected for nitrogen. In dry reforming operation, ...

Apr. 16, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

Who Can Benefit from PWR`s Plasma Gasification? What are the Applications?

Plasma Waste Recycling, Inc"s unique and patent-pending Plasma Arc Gasification process gasifies, rather than incinerates, waste into energy. Using a 100% oxygen free process and the extreme high temperatures created through a blend of tried-and-true technologies utilizing a non-incinerating plasma arc method, all types of waste can be broken down into three primary outputs. The majority of ...

Feb. 28, 2010

Plasma resource recovery technology –converting waste to energy and valuable products

Abstract Plasma Resource Recovery (PRR) is a revolutionary technology that can treat virtually any type of waste by combining gasification with vitrification. Vitrification produces inert slag that can be used as a construction material. Gasification produces a fuel gas containing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), used for cogeneration of electricity and steam. The plasma fired ...

May 23, 2005

By PyroGenesis Canada Inc.

Garbage to Gold: Breakthrough Technology Uses Plasma to Convert Waste to Useable Products

A breakthrough technology that uses high-temperature thermal plasma to turn household garbage into a renewable energy source, scrap metal and mineral wool is attracting worldwide attention for Huntsville-based Plasma Waste Recycling. […] The PWR process doesn"t involve combustion, but a gasification process that is ...

May 3, 2010

Advanced Plasma Power receives planning permission for its waste to energy project in Tyseley

Advanced Plasma Power (APP), the advanced waste to energy and fuels company, has received planning permission for its proposed 6MW commercial Gasplasma® waste to energy plant in Tyseley, Birmingham. This achievement represents a key milestone in the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) competition, to design the most cost-effective, economically viable and efficient commercial energy from ...

Dec. 16, 2013

By Advanced Plasma Power (APP)

Emerging Waste Conversion Technologies

Today, people and companies are more aware and concerned about the environment than ever before. Everyone is looking for ways to reduce waste or convert organic waste into something more useful. The Federal Government has introduced a renewable energy policy and is continuing to fund for new waste conversion technology. It is now important for local governments to portray their cities and towns ...

Jun. 18, 2013

By Compactor Management Company

Feasibility analysis for biomass in cities, counties and facilities

The commercial waste industry includes all those who collect waste from the simplest “collect waste and transport to a landfill” to the more complex “collect waste and process into re-usable components and energy.” This article will cover how we can collect material and fuel a clean energy system for our immediate future, while saving clean water and air. ...

Mar. 1, 2010

By Waste Advantage Magazine

Biofuels Gas Monitoring

The Customer The Company is one of the world’s leading developers and producers of advanced fuels and green chemicals. The Process The Company uses a gasification process that breaks down wood chips, waste and other feedstock using plasma technology. The process produces a uniform synthetic gas (syngas) that is used to power their turbine engines. ...

Oct. 5, 2013

By Control Instruments Corporation

Transformations of syngas derived from landfilled wastes using the Gasplasma process

Abstract The Gasplasma advanced conversion technology is able to efficiently produce a clean syngas and an environmentally stable vitrified product from historically landfilled materials. The syngas is rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide and possesses high calorific value, and low residual tar levels. While this syngas has traditionally been considered only as a fuel source for power ...

Sep. 14, 2015

By Advanced Plasma Power (APP)

From the PWR Blog: ConAgra Foods Commits to Reducing Solid Waste & More by 2015

We love to recognize companies and technology that help reduce Greenhouse Gases and Solid Waste, along with other eco-friendly policies. Today, we want to congratulate and recognize ConAgra Foods for committing to a range of sustainability goals. ...

Apr. 18, 2010

Determining the viability of a waste-to-energy plant in Africa

Nick Mannie, Aurecon’s waste expert, was invited to deliver a keynote presentation at the African Waste Week conference in early September at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Mannie discussed the development and execution of robust feasibility plans to determine the ...

Nov. 9, 2015

By Aurecon Group Brand (Pte) Ltd.

WESPS continue to deliver

Compliance with the increasingly stringent air pollution regulations of recent years is not the only reason forwardthinking industry leaders are adopting more sophisticated gas cleaning and air pollution control strategies. The desire to achieve higher performance efficiencies, control costs in a competitive marketplace, and stay ahead of the regulatory compliance curve is another driver of ...

Apr. 11, 2016

By Beltran Technologies, Inc.

Conversion Facility Chosen for Palm Desert, California

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Jul. 1, 2005

By BioCycle Magazine

Stop trashing the climate

In June, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) joined with Eco-Cycle and the Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) to release Stop Trashing the Climate, a report documenting the link between climate change and unsustainable patterns of consumption and wasting. Authored by Brenda Platt of ILSR, with coauthors Eric Lombardi of Eco-Cycle (Boulder, Colorado) and Dave Ciplet of GAIA, the ...

Aug. 25, 2008

By BioCycle Magazine

Zero landfill is not zero waste

THE Zero Waste movement is more than just a vision. It is a movement that is actually changing the world. To prove it, I recommend visiting GreenBiz.com and in the search box type “zero waste.” You will be amazed, as I was, at the tsunami of business activities over the last couple of years related to the idea of totally eliminating waste from our manufacturing, distribution and ...

Jul. 1, 2011

By BioCycle Magazine

$The Middle East should think twice about fracking$

The Middle East should think twice about fracking

Securing energy resources is critical for fuelling development, but deciding which types of energy to invest in will affect a country’s future in many ways — and not all are good when it comes to shale gas. Four countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...

Jun. 1, 2015

By SciDev.Net

Hydro Polymers: Searching for a More Sustainable PVC

Over the last five years, the European PVC industry has been forced to reassess the environmental impact of its products in the face of continuing pressure from environmental groups, governments and end users. Hydro Polymers, one of two PVC manufacturers in the UK, is forging ahead of its competitors through a partnership with sustainability consultancy The Natural Step. The company is launching ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By Environmental News and Data Services (ENDS)

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