Are plasma gasification and incineration the same thing?
No, they are completely different. The two processes use different chemistry and produce very different results and byproducts. Incineration, also known as “mass burn” uses fuel, large quantities of oxygen and heat to burn material, resulting in an unusable, often toxic, ash byproduct that requires further treatment and disposal. Plasma gasification is a controlled process that uses heat and plasma gas, with limited oxygen to vaporize or gasify a large variety of unwanted feedstock, like municipal solid and agricultural wastes. There is no “burning” involved in plasma gasification. As a result byproducts include clean syngas – which can be converted to energy and alternative fuels to replace petroleum-based products.
