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 konradc rated 20 months ago - BAD IDEA. This is NOT cleaner! Just because it's more futuristic with "plasma" and all? Instead of sulfuric acid, we now get carbon monoxide and instead of toxic sludge, we get toxic glass. It still needs work!
From the page: "This process creates two byproducts; one is a synt...
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- njazshortz rated 11 months ago
- Yes sir ... this here snake oil will cure all that ails you. For one low cost of 36 dollars you will be saved!
This is a false hope people - wake up and refuse the corporate culture that continually seeks to deceive you.
- vanillasmoke rated 19 months ago
- Sounds like a great way to get rid of waste that can't be recycled. I wonder if they will ever implement it on a large enough scale to make it make a difference:)
- dratboy rated 20 months ago
- Mr. Fusion is born! Well, no banana peels fueling your car yet, but power generating garbage management is a step in the right direction.
- Anztac rated 12 months ago
- Sounds promising... except really, what is this glass that is coming out? The plasma arc breaks down the garbage into its constituent parts, sure, but what constituent parts? Do you know what kind of crap chemicals we put into the stuff we throw away? Just because they say it is eco friendly doesn't make it so. If they are talking about putting this stuff into roads and kitchens I think it would need to be analyzed very carefully.
- cobaltmoonrose rated 18 months ago
- I would like to read more on this sounds cool except for the one sentence that Scientists are still concerned of the glass byproduct containing heavy metals....Sounds great otherwise....
- konradc rated 20 months ago
- BAD IDEA. This is NOT cleaner! Just because it's more futuristic with "plasma" and all? Instead of sulfuric acid, we now get carbon monoxide and instead of toxic sludge, we get toxic glass. It still needs work!
From the page: "This process creates two byproducts; one is a synthetic gas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide which can be converted into a clean fuel. The second byproduct is a form of vitrified glass that can be used as inert fill for construction in roads, building blocks or other uses. Depending on the nature of the materials fed into the conversion unit, the glass may be suitable for creating tiles or countertops. Some scientists caution however that the glass would likely contain toxic heavy metals."
- MinouChel rated 20 months ago
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Green Geek: an idea whose time has come,
a potential step in hominid evolution illustrated.
- Nubbie rated 20 months ago
- This is utopian. The power required to operate it alone is astronomical. Not all of it from clean sources either. Sorta a good solution for solid waste, but the leftovers are still toxic.
- anarch rated 14 months ago
- Sign me up!
From the page: "However, this isnâ€t the case with a technology called Plasma Gasification, which is not only very eco-friendly, itâ€s also powered by the very garbage that it processes. It also produces clean energy and commercially useful byproducts."
- daverd rated 18 months ago
- Interesting green blog - lots of tipics
This is an attractive option for many cities who are paying large fees to transport and store garbage; one of the StarTech units can handle about 2,000 tons of trash per day. Michael Nuzzi of US Energy says:
"New York City is already paying an astronomical $90 a ton to get rid of its trash. According to Startech, a few 2,000-ton-per-day plasma-gasification plants could do it for $36. Sell the syngas and surplus electricity, and you'd actually net $15 a ton. Gasification is not just environmentally friendly, it's a good business decision."
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