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gibraltar
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Plasma Arc Trash Treatment

10/19/2011 1:39 AM

My customer ask for a plasma arc trash system to solve the trash problem. 5 ton/day, energy recovery, project locates in Shanghai, China.

Is there any small, compact, mature equipment to supply? contact me
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Re: plasma arc trash treatment

10/19/2011 2:16 AM

Better yet, laser it, or even nuke it.

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Re: Plasma Arc Trash Treatment

10/19/2011 6:55 PM

There are companies (both service and product suppliers) involved in waste to energy disposal using the plasma arc process.

Link

Also have a look at these sites

ISTEnergy.com

Dutemp.com

InEnTec.com

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10/23/2011 1:46 PM

Have you got more information on what's in the waste? Other, more proven technology might be more appropriate.
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Re: Plasma Arc Trash Treatment

10/09/2012 9:36 AM

Did you ever find the plasma arc system that you were interested in ?

At 5 tons/day, the energy recovered would be very small.

Mass burning of the trash and theremal energy recovery in a bigger plant would be a possibility.... the minimum size would be about 100 ton/day

Despite 30 years of reasearch, I do not believe that a large successful plasma arc trash system exists.

(However, there have been small, expensive plasma systems that can dispose of toxic/hazardous waste. Some are marine systems..... not for general usage)

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