The design of Plasma Technology is similar to and based on the same concept utilized by NASA in the 1960’s for the development of plasma heaters. The application of plasma heating system for waste treatment was pioneered by Dr. Bud Camacho.  He started working with plasma heaters for NASA in the early 1960’s for spacecraft application.  NASA was Americaâ’s first application of large-scale plasma heaters. Dr. Camacho has over four decades of direct experience treating materials with plasma heating system. To-date, Dr. Camachoâ’s sons, Jeff and Mark Camacho are the designers/manufacturers of the Plasma Arc Technology for PlasMARRC®, LLC

Dr. Bud Camacho 

Because of pioneers like Dr. Bud Camacho, the Plasma Pyrolysis Technology (PPT) sometimes referred to as Plasma Pyrolysis Vitrification (PPV) is the State-of-the-Art Technology designed for the total destruction of all types of waste streams known to mankind. This technology converts waste streams to Electrical Energy and Slag while the off gases generated are inert or non-toxic. The process is totally different from the conventional incineration because the composition of the off gases are mostly (40% Hydrogen ) and ( 55% Carbon monoxide), with no discharge of any toxic fumes experienced. 

The forecast for the future pertaining to our current waste disposal practices, are predicted to involve the excavation and conversion of buried wastes at various landfills throughout the country into sources of energy and land reclaimed.  Should this become true, the time to strongly and seriously consider investing and implementing this technology is now and not tomorrow. The Plasma torches are in operation in other countries including but not limited to Europe, Japan, Korea, France, Canada and Hawaii.

BENEFITS

Some of the benefits associated with the PPV as a solution for the disposal of various waste streams generated today include but not limited to:

CONSERVATION OF LAND.

 (Practically the elimination of Landfills )

PREVENTION AND PROTECTION OF OUR GROUND WATER RESOURCES. (Minimize the potential for ground water pollution from leachate or leakage from landfills ).

 GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM VARIOUS WASTE STREAMS. (Sellable Electrical Energy to Utility Industries).

 ELEMINATION OF TOXIC GAS EMISSION TO THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE INCINERATOR OPERATIONS.

 Inert gases-Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide-are the off gases from PPV

(operation).

SLAG IS GENERATED AS BY- PRODUCT OF PPV.

 (Slag can be sold in the market place for sidewalks, roadway, garden furniture,

etc.).

PlasMARRC© intends to make a world of difference and set a new standard for various waste disposal practices by strongly supporting and embracing the PPV technology as a new revolution for waste recycling/ disposal.

There are huge differences between PPV and Incineration as method of waste treatment from an Engineering, Environmentalist and Investors point of view.  No ashes remain after volume reduction or waste treatment by PPV when compared to Incineration.  In addition, much less gasis produced by PPV when compared to Incineration. Toxic gases are usually associated with incineration and that is why it is followed by afterburner, scrubber units, quench water and so forth. Thus, PlasMARRC© competition is little to none!

PPV is a process that converts electricity and a small amount of gas into ultra-high temperature heat source called Plasma. Plasma is then applied to waste substance via plasma torches and a process vessel where Pyrolysis and Vitrificationtakes place simultaneously. 

 PYROLYSISis a process whereby high temperature converts carbon-richa or (organic) waste streams into fuel gas which is a form of recycling (gasification) This process recovers energy from organic waste streams. The organic portion of the waste is pyrolyzed into fuel gas.

VITRIFICATION is the process whereby high temperature melts carbon-less or in-organic waste streams into a glassy state called slag.The slag is considered the safest form of solid waste and it is non-leachable.Vitrification is the preferred method of processing incinerator ash because it guarantees environmental safety of solid residues (i.e. non-leachable slag). Incinerator ash is more difficult to treat than tire/rubber waste.

LEACHATE is formed when rainwater/water is in contact with buried wastes at a landfill or a land disposal unit  The leachate travels downwards through the depth of the landfill until it reaches and contaminate the underlying ground water table  When buried wastes are subjected to rain water and generates leachate, the waste is said to be leachable.

DETAILED ADVANTAGES OF THE PYROLYSIS “ VITRIFICATION SYSTEM (PPV)

 

The advantages of PPV waste system over all other waste and waste tried disposal methods presently available is clear and numerous:

ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE:

The system is 100% environmentally safe because it is a completely enclosed system and does not release any toxic fumes into the atmosphere or produce any hazardous ashes.Regular incinerators produce massive amounts of toxic fumes and emissions and require expensive scrubbing systems, albeit with some success. Furthermore, the U.S. government and EPA had declared that ashes produced by incinerators are all considered hazardous waste and must be disposed of accordingly  The PPV system also does not produce or release any pollutant substance into the groundwater bed or surface water, nor does it produce bad odors as is common with sanitary landfills or hedgerow composting.

The Plasma arc waste system has only two products, a fuel laden gas (which can be used to make electricity or Methanol fuel) and an inert glassy slag the U.S. EPA as well as Environmental agencies in France and Switzerland has tested and declared slag produced by Plasma arc pyrolysis environmentally safe and non-toxic (which can in turn be used for road beds, cement mix, brick making, etc), as done in Korea.