| Gasification is a process that converts materials | | | | gasification, is that it is an environmentally clean way |
| containing carbon such as petroleum, coal or biomass | | | | of disposing of waste and in addition it generates |
| into carbon monoxide and hydrogen. This is done at | | | | energy in the process. Biomass gasification, usually |
| extremely high temperatures, up to 2,000 degrees | | | | not a useful fuel in itself, is one of newest |
| centigrade with synthetic gas being the result. This | | | | technologies. Instead of filling up our landfills and |
| syngas is a fuel all by itself. | | | | oceans with our waste products, simply put, the |
| Syngas is primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen | | | | waste material is compacted and then burned at |
| (more than 85 percent by volume) and smaller | | | | these super high heats and the end result is a win - |
| quantities of carbon dioxide and methane. Syngas can | | | | win for our planet. Our atmosphere does not suffer |
| be used as a fuel to generate electricity or steam, or | | | | from pollution and in return we get usable energy |
| as a basic chemical building block for a multitude of | | | | sources. |
| uses. When mixed with air, syngas can be used in | | | | Gasification of fossil fuels is currently widely used in |
| gasoline or diesel engines with few modifications to | | | | many industries to generate electrical power, |
| the engine. | | | | however almost any type of organic material can be |
| Basically, gasification is a very efficient method for | | | | used as the raw material for gasification, such as |
| extracting energy from many different types of | | | | wood, biomass, or even plastic waste. |
| organic materials, and also used as a clean waste | | | | A major goal for waste gasification technologies is to |
| management. Several gasification processes for | | | | reach a positive electric efficiency. In other words, |
| treatment of waste are under development as an | | | | the high efficiency of converting syngas to electric |
| alternative to the old incineration technique. With | | | | power is counteracted by the large power |
| incineration the temperatures only reach nine hundred | | | | consumption it takes to processing the waste. |
| degrees centigrade and it tends to leave a lot of | | | | There are seven facilities operating successfully in |
| unwanted residue such as slags, ashes and filter | | | | Japan at this time. |
| dusts that can harm our environment. To dispose of | | | | We need to investigate Thermoselect Gasification for |
| these products is extremely expensive. | | | | our communities before it is too late and our landfills |
| The advantage of gasification, or thermoselect | | | | are full! |