Wide Angle: Plasma Gasification
In Florida and California, cities are looking at ways to use plasma to instantly gasify garbage and use the heat to generate power. But the initial proposal in Florida, which would have created the largest plasma arc gasification plant in the world, has been scaled back by about 80 percent. And in Sacramento, the proposed plant has been put on hold because of a lack of financial details about just how much electricity would be produced and how much trash would be gasified by plasma.
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Plans to Scorch Trash With Plasma Facing Hurdles
Plans to generate power and eliminate landfill waste by ripping trash apart at the molecular level in Florida and California are running into steep hurdles from local opponents.
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What Do You Know About Plasma?
Plasma is a collection of charged particles that responds to an electromagnetic field. It can be used to zap garbage into oblivion, power engines and produce ordinary kitchen plastic wrap. This slideshow details many more uses.
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10 Facts About Zapping Trash with Plasma
Why are folks considering using charged ions, or plasma, to zap trash into oblivion? Expert Louis Circeo gives us a list of his top 10 reasons.
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How Well Do You Know Plasma?
Ionized gas, or plasma, has unique properties and a range of industrial applications. How much do you know about the fourth state of matter? Take the quiz.
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