Development of technology of plasma processing of technogenic wastes (brief review)

The problem of man-made waste processing remains one of the most urgent in the world, since none of the known technologies for processing and destruction of waste fully meets the requirements of consumers. One of the safest technologies for processing and destruction of man-made waste is considered to be the use of low-temperature arc plasma. However, until now there is no widespread industrial application of plasma processing of industrial wastes. The main scientific and technical problem arising at practical implementation of plasma gasification of organic raw materials is high specific energy consumption. According to open information sources, an analysis was conducted and it was determined confirmed, that the development of technology for plasma processing of organic waste proceeds along the path of reducing specific energy consumption and heat loss, increasing the service life of electrodes and caloric content of the resulting synthesis gas. (paper)