Demonstration plasma gasification/vitrification system for effective hazardous waste treatment

Moustakas, K; Fatta, D; Malamis, S; Haralambous, K; Loizidou, M

dc.contributor.author	Moustakas, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Fatta, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Malamis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Haralambous, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Loizidou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:22:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:22:03Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0304-3894	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16462
dc.subject	Gasification/vitrification process	en
dc.subject	Hazardous waste	en
dc.subject	Plasma technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Furnaces	en
dc.subject.other	Gasification	en
dc.subject.other	Hazardous materials	en
dc.subject.other	Leachate treatment	en
dc.subject.other	Pilot plants	en
dc.subject.other	Plasmas	en
dc.subject.other	Slags	en
dc.subject.other	Toxicity	en
dc.subject.other	Vitrification	en
dc.subject.other	Waste incineration	en
dc.subject.other	Combustible gases	en
dc.subject.other	Inert slag	en
dc.subject.other	Plasma gasification	en
dc.subject.other	Plasma vitrification	en
dc.subject.other	Waste treatment	en
dc.subject.other	pollutant removal	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	combustion	en
dc.subject.other	dangerous goods	en
dc.subject.other	decomposition	en
dc.subject.other	gasification	en
dc.subject.other	heat treatment	en
dc.subject.other	high temperature	en
dc.subject.other	incineration	en
dc.subject.other	landfill leachate	en
dc.subject.other	photochemistry	en
dc.subject.other	vitrification	en
dc.subject.other	waste disposal	en
dc.subject.other	waste management	en
dc.subject.other	Equipment Design	en
dc.subject.other	Gases	en
dc.subject.other	Hazardous Substances	en
dc.subject.other	Incineration	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial Waste	en
dc.title	Demonstration plasma gasification/vitrification system for effective hazardous waste treatment	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.03.038	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.03.038	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Plasma gasification/vitrification is a technologically advanced and environmentally friendly method of disposing of waste, converting it to commercially usable by-products. This process is a drastic non-incineration thermal process, which uses extremely high temperatures in an oxygen-starved environment to completely decompose input waste material into very simple molecules. The intense and versatile heat generation capabilities of plasma technology enable a plasma gasification/vitrification facility to treat a large number of waste streams in a safe and reliable manner. The by-products of the process are a combustible gas and an inert slag. Plasma gasification consistently exhibits much lower environmental levels for both air emissions and slag leachate toxicity than other thermal technologies. In the framework of a LIFE-Environment project, financed by Directorate General Environment and Viotia Prefecture in Greece, a pilot plasma gasification/vitrification system was designed, constructed and installed in Viotia Region in order to examine the efficiency of this innovative technology in treating industrial hazardous waste. The pilot plant, which was designed to treat up to 50 kg waste/h, has two main sections: (i) the furnace and its related equipment and (ii) the off-gas treatment system, including the secondary combustion chamber, quench and scrubber. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Hazardous Materials	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.03.038	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000230605700012	en
dc.identifier.volume	123	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-3	en
dc.identifier.spage	120	en
dc.identifier.epage	126	en