Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and a process for the destruction of toxic or hazardous chemical products using inductively coupled plasma. These products may occur in liquid, gaseous or powder form and belong to the family of organic or halogenated organic compounds.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an emission control system for removing environmentally harmful and/or toxic gases or vapors, comprising a reaction chamber which is connected to a plasma source, whereby plasma is formed in said reaction chamber by injecting excitation energy, and the reaction chamber and/or the plasma source has at least one inlet for the introduction of gases or vapors and one outlet for the gases or vapors which are treated in the plasma source and/or reaction chamber. According to the invention, the outlet of the reaction chamber is connected to a liquid jet pump which produces a low pressure in the reaction chamber and in the plasma source. The waste gases with the plasma or the waste gases which are treated by excited particles are jointly conducted along with the liquid which is circulated through the liquid jet pump, mixed therewith and discharged from said reaction chamber.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a carbonaceous feedstock gasification system with integrated control subsystem. The system generally comprises, in various combinations, a gasification reactor vessel (or converter) having one or more processing zones and one or more plasma heat sources, a solid residue handling subsystem, a gas quality conditioning subsystem, as well as an integrated control subsystem for managing the overall energetics of the conversion of the carbonaceous feedstock to energy, as well as maintaining all aspects of the gasification processes at an optimal set point. The gasification system may also optionally comprise a heat recovery subsystem and/or a product gas regulating subsystem.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the treatment of waste, the process comprising a gasification step comprising treating the waste in a gasification unit in the presence of oxygen and steam to produce an offgas and a char, and a plasma treatment step comprising subjecting the offgas and the char to a plasma treatment in a plasma treatment unit in the presence of oxygen and steam. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is described for reformulating of an input gas from a gasification reaction into a reformulated gas. More specifically, a gas reformulating system having a gas reformulating chamber, one or more plasma torches, one or more oxygen source(s) inputs and control system is provided thereby allowing for the conversion of an input gas from a gasification reaction into a gas of desired composition.
Abstract:
A feed system for loading waste into a fuel gas generator system where the feed system is made of a walled container wherein the outer container back has an outer back hole and the inner container back has an inner back hole, and wherein the holes are aligned and a piston penetrates the holes, wherein the piston is connected to a plate moveably disposed in the container, wherein the piston is connected to sealable opening locks to apply pressure and retract the plate to a position against the back thereby providing a loading chamber to insert waste, a second piston connected to the door retracts the door for loading waste, at least one inert gas injector mounted to the container for flooding the loading chamber with inert gas, a liquid cooling system disposed in the walls of the container, and a controller for operating the locks, doors and sealable opening.
Abstract:
This invention provides a method for processing perfluorocompounds exhaust, that employs thermal energy produced by the reactions occurred in a plasma reactor to convert liquid water into steam. The steam is then directly introduced into the plasma reactor to participate in the reactions of plasma stream. This invention resolves the high temperature problem encountered by the reaction chamber during combustion. In addition, this invention is provided with a combustion chamber connecting to the reacting chamber. Air is introduced into the combustion chamber to combust with hydrogen so as to remove a great mount of hydrogen produced by the combustion of the perfluorocompounds exhaust.
Abstract:
The invention is a method for converting waste into electricity using a generator, heating the vessel that is part of the generator, loading waste comprising steel into the heated vessel, melting the loaded waste to a molten state using a non-transferred torch to cut and melt the waste and then using a transferred torch to maintain a molten metal pool, adding additional steel to raise the molten metal pool to a minimum depth, raising the temperature to 2000 degrees Centigrade, acquiring EPA approval, loading waste into the vessel at a defined rate, maintaining the molten metal pool further melting any non-melted waste into a molten status with the transferred torch, determining BTU content and gas flow, injecting steam into the vessel, flowing gas from the vessel through scrubbers into storage containers and into a steam boiler, and using the boiler to run a turbine to generate electricity.
Abstract:
One or more auxiliary plasma torches are provided to a waste processing plant at strategic locations within the chamber and directed towards the waste column. When a bridge forms within the chamber the auxiliary plasma torches may be operated such as to provide an additional heat source where needed, quickly heating the organic solids, which thus pass through the bituminsation and charcoal formation stages quickly. The additional heat source may be in the neighborhood of the bridge, but may also be near the bottom end of the chamber, in which case the additional temperature at the bottom of the chamber effectively moves the combustion and gasification zones for the charcoal to a higher part of the chamber, altering the temperature profile. The heat source also enables the inorganic wastes to be heated rapidly to pass beyond the melting stage relatively quickly. The debridging process may be further enhanced by providing secondary plasma torches at various levels upwards of the primary torches, the secondary torches at any level being operated as and when needed to achieve the desired effect.
Abstract:
A magnetron for supplying a microwave and an ion burner are provided in an incinerator main body, and the microwave from the magnetron and ion flame from the ion burner are caused to resonate to create a high temperature state in the incinerator main body, whereby waste in the incinerator main body is decomposed and melted by positive (+) and negative (−) activated ions. A tokamak is also provided on the outer side of the incinerator main body so that charged particles (radiation) and electromagnetic wave in the incinerator main body may be reflected and gathered at the center of the incinerator main body to increase an ion concentration to thereby increase a plasma concentration, thereby achieving an improvement in terms of decomposition efficiency. Both or one of quartz and an acceptor level additive is mixed with a furnace wall of the incinerator main body.