PEAT strikes deal for plasma thermal waste-to-energy system in China

Oct 10, 2013

By HazMat Staff
Plasma-thermal waste destruction systems player PEAT International Inc. has
announced the successful commissioning of a Plasma Thermal Destruction and
Recovery system in Shanghai, China.
The 60 kg/hr system, designed for medical waste and oil refinery sludge, was
installed for Abada Plasma Technology Holdings, Ltd., an Asian-based renewable
energy project developer.
"This is end-stage technology and sets the standard for clean hazardous waste
remediation," said Joseph Rosin, PEAT International Chairman in a statement to
media. "Only with plasma can you achieve temperatures high enough for waste
destruction in a single-staged process."
Rosin calls the technology a 21
st
century solution that addresses three important
needs: significant volume reduction, full pollution control and competitive pricing.
The "single stage" plasma-thermal process transforms hazardous waste through
molecular dissociation at 1,500
0
C (2,732
0
F) into recoverable, non-toxic end-products,
synthetic gas and heat (sources for energy recovery), metals and a vitrified glass
matrix. Emissions are below the most stringent environmental standards used
anywhere.
PTDR systems are in operation in California, Taiwan and China. Go to
www.peat.com/chinasystem for a video of operations and acceptance test run data.