| 摘要 |
<p>A system is disclosed in which municipal mixed solid waste (W) is delivered to a processing facility (31) where it is compacted by a ram (34) before being placed into a reactor (20). A transfer apparatus (40, 46, 50), in response to a signal from sensor (56) relating to the height of waste in the reactor, sequentially deposits blocks (38, 44, 48) of compacted waste in the top of the reactor (20) when the height is low. The reactor (20) has a pivotally and extensively mounted plasma arc torch (10) as a heat source which is effective to pyrolyze organic waste components to generate desired by-product gases. Air inlet (22) and steam inlets (24) improve the operational efficiency and the by-product gas composition. The residual materials which do not pyrolyze and melted and cooled into a substantially inert vitrified mass.</p> |
