Progress in waste utilization via thermal plasma

0531244 - ÚFP 2021 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Sikarwar, Vineet Singh - Hrabovský, Milan - Van Oost, G. - Pohořelý, Michael - Jeremiáš, Michal
Progress in waste utilization via thermal plasma.
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. Roč. 81, November (2020), č. článku 100873. ISSN 0360-1285. E-ISSN 1873-216X
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR TN01000038; GA TA ČR(CZ) TK02030155
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) StrategieAV21/3
Program: StrategieAV
Institutional support: RVO:61389021 ; RVO:67985858
Keywords : material recovery * Environmental impact * Modeling * Thermal plasma * Waste valorization
OECD category: Energy and fuels; Energy and fuels (UCHP-M)
Impact factor: 29.394, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Limited access
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As the world races toward its urban future, the quantity of wastes, one of the vital by-products of an enhancement in the standards of living, is exponentially rising. The treatment of wastes employing plasma is an upcoming area of research and is globally used for the simultaneous processing of diverse wastes coupled with the recovery of energy and materials. Ground-breaking and cost-effective thermal plasma technologies with high efficiencies are a prerequisite for the growth of this technology. This paper delivers an evaluation of the fundamentals such as the generation and characteristics of the thermal plasma along with the various types of wastes treatable by thermal plasma and the related issues. Furthermore, the authors discuss different types of advanced technologies as well as the material and energy recovery techniques and their present status worldwide, at lab-scale and industrial scale. The application of different thermal plasma technologies is discussed as a means to promote this technology into alternative applications, which require higher flexibility and greater efficiency. Mathematical modeling studies are also assessed with an objective to derive ideal conditions and permissible limits for the reactors and to test a variety of waste materials. A strategy to improve the feasibility and sustainability of waste utilization is via technological advancement and the minimization of environmental effects and process economics. This paper sheds light on diverse areas of waste utilization via thermal plasma as a potentially sustainable and environmentally friendly technology.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0309941