Plasma

Plasma

Plasma technology uses temperatures of approximately 5000C to transform organic materials such as food, greenwaste, wood and paper into synthesis gas.

Synthesis gas can be used to make electricity, heat and cool buildings or sold as a fuel gas similar to natural gas.

Advantages of plasma

Reduces greenhouse gas emissions and waste going to landfill
Robust technology to accept a wide variety of wastes
Able to convert hazardous waste to non-hazardous, recyclable by-products
Able to guarantee levels of emissions well under stringent European & US standards
Environmentally sound and friendly process
Synthesis gas has a variety of uses
Able to recover precious metals and ferrous metals

Disadvantages of plasma

Use of the technology on municipal waste is still developing
Life of the liners used inside the plasma gasifier is an issue due to the high temperatures

Examples of plasma facilities

AlterNRG facilities in Pennsylvania, USA and two in Japan
Plasco Energy Group facility in Ottawa, Canada
Cogim reference plants in Japan, USA and Poland using Startech technology