IOP Groups

Plasma Arcs

Plasma arcs can be designed to destroy various waste materials in an environmentally friendly way. With core temperatures of up to 14,000 degrees Centigrade, Plasma can break down toxic compounds within milliseconds. The byproducts of pyrolysis are: (1) combustible gas, which can be used to generate electricity, and (2) inert slag, which is a vitrified glassy rock, primarily composed of silicon. The heat source is a plasma arc torch, a device which produces a very high temperature plasma gas. A plasma gasification system can be designed specifically for the type, size and quantity of waste material which must be processed.

• Contaminated Soils
• Medical wastes
• Hazardous wastes, including polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) ;
• Municipal waste
• Oxidant with hydrocarbon
• Coal ash
• Waste with suspended Volatile Metals ;
• Thermal batteries
• Low-level Radioactive wastes

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