Zapping Trash With Plasma Produces Clean Energy and Fuel and Unicorns

February 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Maybe not unicorns but everything else is … too good to be true?

Basically, you put tons of trash in one end of a plasma converter, and a superheated plasma arc obliterates the trash into its molecular components. The process is called “plasma gasification”. There are two byproducts: one is a “syngas” composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which can be converted into fuel. The other is molten glass that can be sold for use in household tiles or road asphalt.