PLASMA PYROLYSIS, GASIFICATION AND VITRIFICATION OF ORGANIC MATERIAL

摘要

Blocks of organic material (58) are fed from a plurality of directions into a reactor (10) having three zones (16, 18, 19). The material forms a bed (70) atop a bed of consumable carbon catalyst (60). These beds are heated by a series of plasma arc torches (42) mounted in inlets (37) about the reactor. Gas is supplied via inlets (39, 41) from wind drums (38, 40). The superheate d gas from the reaction is vented through an outlet (30) and is used to produc e electrical energy.