Anyone have experience or knowledge of this process? It says it can be zero-emission. Does it create ash or slag? They are pretty big on promoting the pros, what are the cons?
they always talk these way up get the grants build the plant and within a few years it all goes down the drain because it can't, for one reason or another, be operated at a profit level. That dosen't fly with muncipal or private sectors . With the newer tech available the best one can hope for is break even- considering the waste disposal problems now cropping up. Can't run Biodiesel on the new generation of diesels EPA controls can't adapt, and MFG have said flat out running biodiesel will void any warranty. I looked at biodiesel for my self awhile back when fuel prices were sky high- currently it is a losing endeavor again based on current fuel costs. Combination desiel/ lpg or cng properly done will payback but it's a bit of a long shot-
Is this for Fast-Ox incineration? Can you supply some documentation or links to follow up on?There is a slag or mass left over after the process of breaking down. This is usually put in a lined mono fuel cell. Like a regular MSW landfill cell there is a leachate collection system. The leachate from ash mono fills is extremely corrosive and concentrated.
Interesting can they handle 100 + tons a day? They also chose to ignore the fact that methane is not freely released from landfills, methane is collected and either cleaned for energy production or flared off. Either energy or odor control.Is this for Fast-Ox incineration? Can you supply some documentation or links to follow up on?
Have you also been following this work at Rice?
https://news.rice.edu/2020/01/27/rice-lab-turns-trash-into-valuable-graphene-in-a-flash/
Thanks for the heads up. Looks like it has recently been licensed for commercialization.SUNY cobleskill has been working on small gasifiers intended for military use.
Wow, I want one of those rotary gassifiers!Thanks for the heads up. Looks like it has recently been licensed for commercialization.
I highly doubt, based on experience, the garbage will be high enough energy content to totally replace fuel unless there is other added biomass. I liked the two tons of biomass to 60kw conversion rate, that's pretty decent.Originally it was supposed to fit into 2 shipping containers so it can be moved to a remote base easily.
I guess currently they dig a trench and bury the trash. They're hoping they can now power the base with the trash so they don't have to bring in the fuel for generators.
Usually, there isn't a high level of heavy metals in most biomass unless there is industrial content, but if there is a build-up in the ash, can they be precipitated out like is done in advanced incineration systems like those used in Tokyo or Copenhagen?Where do the heavy metals go?
If there are plastics in the garbage it has a lot more energy content.I highly doubt, based on experience, the garbage will be high enough energy content to totally replace fuel unless there is other added biomass. I liked the two tons of biomass to 60kw conversion rate, that's pretty decent.
Usually, there isn't a high level of heavy metals in most biomass unless there is industrial content, but if there is a build-up in the ash, can they be precipitated out like is done in advanced incineration systems like those used in Tokyo or Copenhagen?