PLASMA

GASIFICATION
TECHNOLOGY

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The Consortium

Council of Scientific Industrial Research – Technology

provider

Positronics India- Product Developer

Sustainable Energy & Environment Designs- EPC

consultant
 Plasma Gasification: Global
Scenario
•  > 100: Commercial plasma plants in operation
(4 are WTE plants)

•  > 6: Demonstration plasma plants completed or under

construction

•  > 15: Companies whose primary business is plasma

technology

•  > 30: Countries involved in plasma gasification projects

Origin of PLASMA?
What is PLASMA?

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Plasma Gasification vs Incineration
The Plasma Torch
Vitrification of MSW
Temperature Profile

Exit Gas, 900-1000 C

Coke Bed, 1800- 4000 C

Torch Plume, > 5000 C

Slag Pool, 1500- 1800 C

Wastes handled by Plasma
Process flow
Trial with hazardous waste

Parameters Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Input power/hr 10 KW
Out put power/hr 52 KW
Net power output/hr 42 KW
Syngas produced 51 m3/hr
Slag produced 100 kgs

Power output= 1 MW/ton

Trial with Biomedical waste

Parameters Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Input power/hr 20 KW
Out put power/hr 80 KW
Net power output/hr 68 KW
Syngas produced 87 m3/hr
Slag produced 80 kgs

Power output= 1.6 MW/ton

Trial with Oil sludge

Parameters Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Input power/hr 32 KW
Out put power/hr 125 KW
Net power output/hr 93 KW
Syngas produced 126 m3/hr
Slag produced 63 kgs

Power output= 2.2 MW/ton

Trail with Tires

Parameters Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Input power/hr 20 KW
Out put power/hr 98 KW
Net power output/hr 78 KW
Syngas produced 97 m3/hr
Slag produced 120 kgs

Power output= 1.8 MW/ton

Trail with Plastics

Parameters Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Input power/hr 30 KW
Out put power/hr 120 KW
Net power output/hr 90 KW
Syngas produced 118 m3/hr
Slag produced 60 kgs

Power output= 2.1 MW/ton

 Trial with MSW (20% moisture)

Parameters Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Input power/hr 35 KW
Out put power/hr 66 KW
Net power output/hr 31 KW
Syngas produced 65 m3/hr
Slag produced 130 kgs

Power output= 0.7 MW/ton-0.6 MW/ton

 Vitrification of flyash
Parameters TCLP Results
Feed rate 1 TPD (42 kgs/hr)
Mode Continuous
Heavy metals in ppm Flyash Slag Limit
Cd 143 0.021 0.3
Cu 3640 0.332 3
Zn 2869 0.431 -
As 0.334 0.032 1.5
Se 1.33 0.022 -
Pb 11.19 1.198 3.0
Cr 1.17 0.004 1.5
Plasma power= 1000 Kwh/ Density, kg/m3 320 2770
ton
Feed/slag output in kgs 1000 600
Volume reduction: 11:1
Yield for different feed stocks

MW
Zero waste Scenario
For a typical 25 TPD Soil Pollution
Air pollution
Water Pollution
Methane emissions

5 Hectares
Power is produced 500 KWhr
Air pollution (Dioxins + furans)

Ash – 7.5 tons/day Hazardous

Incinerator
Hazardous landfill

Power is produced 600 KWhr

No air pollution

Vitrified slag – 2.5 tons/day

1000 m2 area required for 25 TPD Plasma Gasifier For construction, laying roads
 Typical Process flow diagram
Catalytic cracker
ID fan
Magnetic
Feedstock
separator

Shredder
Plasma
Gasifier Gas out
Conveyor

To gas engine
Caustic
dosing

Biodrying g
Plasma a
torch s
in Packed bed
Hopper scrubber

Gas filter
Slag quench

Water filter

Mini Boiler
Cooling tower
Typical Composition of Syngas

Hydrogen 44%
CO 42%
Nitrogen 2%
CO2 8%
CH4 3.20%
O2 0.30%
Acetylene 0.20%
Ethylene 0.10%
Others 0.10%
Emissions

Parameter Units USEPA EPA Plasma

s standards standards emissions
Nox ppmvd 150 250 35-40
PM mg/dscm 20-24 34 <5
SO2 ppmvd 30 55 <2
HCl ppmvd 25 15 <10
CO ppmvd 100 40 <20
Hg Micro g/ 50-80 55 <2
dscm
PCDD/ Nano g/ 13-30 25 0
PCDF dscm
 Byproducts
from Municipal Solid Waste and Coal Ash
Molten Stream
Processing
(Product) Salable Product Uses
Air Cooling Coarse Aggregate (roads,
(Gravel) concrete, asphalt)

Water Cooling Fine Aggregate

(Sand) (construction products)

Water Cooling Recyclable Metals

(Metal Nodules)

Spinning Machines Insulation, Agriculture,

(“Plasma Wool”) Oil Spill Cleanup
“Black Gold” Tile Proved Superior to Recycle
Glass Tile Product
Vitrified Slag TCLP
 Potential GHG offset

—  GHG Emissions from Coal

—  2-3 tons CO2 per ton of coal combusted
—  For every ton of MSW processed in a plasma plant, up to
2 tons of CO2 is reduced from the atmosphere.*
—  Reduced methane emissions from not landfilling the wastes
—  Reduced CO2 from reduced coal combustion-to-electricity
Advantages

¨  Gasification Technology Performing at Atmospheric

Pressure, Elevated Temperature and High Plant Availability
¨  Capable of Utilizing Integrated Mixed Waste and/or Coal
Fines/Waste as Feed
¨  Compact and Modular
¨  Non-Polluting and Environmentally Safe
¨  High Recovery of Clean Renewable Energy as Electricity
¨  Economically Competitive
¨  Proven Technology
Our Standard Models

1
TPD

25 2
TPD TPD

10 5
TPD TPD
Pilot facility (1000 kgs/day)

Pilot facility at Durgapur

1 TPD installation at India (ITC)
SEED’s Past Expertise

5 TPD in Tehran
For hazardous waste
7 TPD in Australia
For hazardous waste 2 TPD in Dubai
For hazardous waste
Projects Underway
Projects Capacities

TISCO , Jamshedpur 10 TPD

Asian Paints Ltd, Rothak 1 TPD

Triconamalae Municipal Corporation, 25 TPD

Srilanka

ITC , Haridwar 10 TPD

R&D partner

MOU signed with Gujarat Energy Research

Management Institute (GERMI)
The Fact
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