Waste disposal
View Patent ↗The waste disposal system disclosed herein includes a chamber operated at high ampere and low voltage, the chamber configured to inject smoke on a stream of free radicals. In one implementation, the stream of free radicals is generated from a plasma igniter and the smoke is generated from waste products, such as hospital waste products.
1. A method comprising:
generating a stream of free radicals using a low energy plasma torch generating cold plasma;
injecting at least one of smoke, combustible gas, air, steam, and inert gas into a secondary chamber; and
impinging the stream of free radicals on the flow of the at least one of smoke, combustible gas, air, steam, and inert gas,
wherein the secondary chamber further comprises a catalyst to accelerate the reaction of the free radicals with the smoke.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smoke is generated from a pyrolysis chamber and has a heat value.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smoke is generated from solid waste product.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the smoke comprises at least one of particles at molecular size and hydrocarbon components.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of smoke, combustible gas, air, steam, and inert gas are inserted into the secondary chamber using a plurality of concentric pipes.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of smoke, combustible gas, air, steam, and inert gas are inserted into the secondary chamber using a plurality of pipes at an angle to each other.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the air is humid air at temperature below a dew point of the air.
8. A system for disposing waste, the system comprising:
a plasma igniter configured to create a stream of free radicals;
a means for generating smoke from solid waste, wherein the smoke having a heat value of at least one BTU/g; and
a chamber configured to inject smoke into the stream of free radicals, wherein the chamber further comprises a catalyst to accelerate the reaction of the free radicals with the smoke.
9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a plasma igniter is configured to operate at high voltage and low amperage.
10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a waste processor to generate the smoke from waste products.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the chamber further comprises a plurality of pipes to inject at least one of air, steam, and inert gases.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein at least two or more of the pipes are concentric pipes.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the chamber further comprises a catalyst screen to accelerate reaction of the free radicals with the smoke.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the chamber further comprises at least one monitor to monitor output from the secondary chamber.
15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the chamber further comprises at least one monitor to monitor operating parameters of the secondary chamber.
16. The system of claim 8 , wherein the smoke is received from a refinery.
17. The system of claim 8 , wherein the smoke is generated from hospital waste products.
18. A method comprising:
generating a stream of free radicals using at least one of a plasma torch and a plasma igniter;
injecting smoke generated from at least one of waste chemical, liquid waste, processing byproducts, gasses, vapors, and fuel streams into the stream of free radicals; and
accelerating reaction of the smoke with the stream of free radicals using catalyst in a secondary chamber.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the smoke has a heat value of in a range of one BTU/g to one hundred BTU/g.