Title :
The use of pulsed-plasma technology for hazardous waste treatment
Author :
Wald, S. ; Glocker, Ben ; Weiss, E. ; Pokryvailo, A. ; Labrune, P. ; Kempenaers, P. ; Handte, J.
Author_Institution :
Propulsion Phys. Lab., Soreq Nucl. Res. Center, Yavne´el, Israel
Abstract :
A new pulsed-plasma technology for hazardous waste treatment is presented. Tests were successfully carried out in a modular, transportable laboratory using reference materials and real industrial waste comprising mono- and dichlorobenzene (30-70%). Although the process was not optimized, it was found that complete destruction is achieved with an efficiency of 0.2-0.3 cc/kJ which is considerably higher (at least by 50%) than that obtained with other thermal methods.
Keywords :
plasma applications; radioactive waste processing; dichlorobenzene; hazardous waste treatment; monochlorobenzene; pulsed-plasma technology; Incineration; Inductors; Laboratories; Materials testing; Physics; Plasma materials processing; Plasma temperature; Plasma transport processes; Propulsion; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Plasma Science, 2001. PPPS-2001. Digest of Technical Papers
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7120-8
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2001.1002172
