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Jeremy Gutsche
Plama Process Converts Garbage into Clean Energy
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This picture should be self explanatory (jj). It’s a giant plasma gasification system from StarTech which converts garbage into clean energy! The StarTech unit can pump through 2,000 tons of garbage per day. Michael Nuzzi of US Energy commented, “New York City is already paying an astronomical $90 a ton to get rid of its trash. According to Startech, a few 2,000-ton-per-day plasma-gasification plants could do it for $36. Sell the syngas and surplus electricity, and you’d actually net $15 a ton. Gasification is not just environmentally friendly, it’s a good business decision.”
his process creates two byproducts; one is a synthetic gas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide which can be converted into a clean fuel. The second byproduct is a form of vitrified glass that can be used as inert fill for construction in roads, building blocks or other uses. Depending on the nature of the materials fed into the conversion unit, the glass may be suitable for creating tiles or countertops. Some scientists caution however that the glass would likely contain toxic heavy metals.
(greengeek)
Via: greengeek
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