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 21stcentury 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 1,5000C (2,732

0F) 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.