Plasma process converts garbage into clean energy

January 24, 2008

Startech process
Photo: Startech

At present waste is either buried or incinerated, neither method is environmentally sound nor does it make effective use of the potential energy from the waste.

The Startech process is another system similar to the W2Energy biomass plasma reactor in a previous post, in that it uses Plasma to convert matter; often waste products whether it be solid, liquid or gaseous, in to a more suitable form for energy extraction.

The Startech process starts with shredding solid matter prior to it being fed in to the plasma vessel. Again high voltage is used to create the plasma, and the matter to be converted is subjected to this plasma. It’s then broken down to synthetic gas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, that in turn is converted into a clean fuel. The byproducts include valuable metals and vitrified silica which can be used in various types of construction such as buildings and roadworks depending on toxins present.

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Startech process
Photo: Startech

The beauty of these systems is that they reduce the volume of waste dramatically and produce energy as a byproduct. Now considering the problems facing the world’s waste dumps filling and new sights getting harder and harder to find, a unit that can process around 2,000 tons of trash a day, which could even be used to convert coal into a more environmentally friendly fuel source, well you’d think it was a no brainer.

All we need now are politicians with just a little intelligence, who aren’t busy trying to sell off what’s left of our public assets in an attempt to secure some coushie position on some board or in some company, and companies & finance organizations who aren’t themselves being pretend capitalists, who are willing to create a new business rather than just buy another public asset… mm tricky.

Website: Startech



Written by Beam · Filed Under Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Technology 

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