Plasma Technology Applications, Inc.
Converting Waste to Energy by Plasma Gasification
Energy and atmospheric pollution are two of our most critical global challenges. Research leading to the commercialization of a technology developed during the cold war may provide the opportunity to significantly reduce harmful emissions and produce energy and useful commodities, addressing both of these vital issues.
Plasma Gasification is a process that converts organic or carbon containing materials, such as coal, petroleum, municipal and other wastes into a synthetic gas, (syngas), under precisely controlled conditions of heat and variable amounts of oxygen . There are two primary products: one is syngas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which can be used as a fuel to generate electricity or it can be used as a basic chemical building block in the production of high value energy products such as diesel fuel. Depending on the feed stock, the other useful commodity is metal or molten glass that can be used in construction or building materials.