Waste disposal’s suddenly gotten sexy! Here’s the lowdown, with much thanks to waste-management-world.com. Plasma arc gasification is a high-temperature process whereby the waste solids (a.k.a. carbon-based material, organic matter, shit, etc.) are superheated in the absence of oxygen and converted into a synthesis gas – syngas – that is mostly carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Leftover inorganic materials and minerals produce a vitrified … Continue reading Waste . . . zzzzt . . . Energy.