Plasma gasification represents a cutting-edge approach to the thermochemical conversion of solid wastes into valuable energy carriers and inert by-products. By exposing feedstocks—ranging from ...

The time is now to focus on stretching goals to deal with sustainability. The decision that went into effect January 2018 by China’s government (“National Sword”) to stop accepting all United States ...

From the highway, one of the biggest landfills in the US doesn't look at all like a dump. It's more like a misplaced mesa. Only when you drive closer to the center of operations at the 700-acre ...

Plasma gasification converts carbon-containing materials - such as coal, petroleum coke and municipal solid waste or biomass - into a synthesis gas (syngas) composed primarily of carbon monoxide and ...

Biomass gasification produces tar-laden syngas that hampers downstream utilisation. Plasma-catalytic processing integrates a plasma source with heterogeneous catalysts to crack, reform and oxidise tar ...

To many, the concept of plasma being used to transform waste into energy is science fiction. Yet one British company is using it to do just that. Advanced Plasma Power (APP) has developed a process ...

Could our overflowing landfills be converted into gold mines? Designer Inge Sluijs has found an way to turn landfill waste into “Plasma Rock” – an innovative material that can be used to create ...

Many of the concerns of residents regarding the plasma gasification facility near Taneytown is a result of confusion over how the facility will work, said John Bixler, project manager for ALFA Group.