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plasma gasification
What is plasma?
Plasma is superheated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas. It comprises over 99% of the visible universe. It’s often called “the fourth state of matter,” along with solid, liquid and gas. Just as a liquid will boil, changing into a gas when energy is added,
heating a gas will form a plasma.
Plasma for environment
It allows the conversion of organic waste into energy or chemical substances as well as the destruction of toxic organic compounds in a scenario that for each specific type of waste can be considered optimal, both in terms of energy efficiency and environmental safety.
Plasma gasification is an extreme thermal process that converts organic matter into a syngas (synthesis gas) which is primarily made up of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
The high operating temperatures break down the carbohydrates and all hazardous and toxic components into their elemental constituents, converting all organic materials into hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO). Any residual inorganic materials and heavy metals will be melted down and produced as vitrified slag, which is highly resistant to leaching.
