Development of plasma-based plastic to oil process technology for industrial applications

在加拿大，每年人均产生230公斤城市固体废物(MSW)，加拿大政府每人花费85美元进行回收利用，加拿大各省每年有2489万吨MSW被倾倒到垃圾填埋场，垃圾填埋场负责50%的废物，每吨MSW排放37.5公斤甲烷。等离子体辅助塑料制油技术(PAP2O)为现代世界的塑料垃圾管理问题提供了一种特殊的解决方案，特别是在消除垃圾填埋场和从塑料垃圾中提取可用燃料和油方面。项目目标是开发基于消费后和工业后投入的基于等离子的塑料到能源解决方案的工业应用工艺技术。拟建的P2O装置由效率超过90%的12kW直流非转移弧热等离子体炬、20-40升高压高温热化学反应室和可用于P2O和废物转化能源的先进工艺控制单元组成。综合考虑了目前废物转化为能源、气化和热解解决方案所缺乏的3个主要结果：高纯度最终产出能源产品；没有产生焦油、灰烬或其他负面环境外部性；净正能量产生。转换单元是实现大规模目标的主要步骤：直流非转移弧热等离子体炬、先进的反应室和合适的控制系统将结合在一起，展示使用直流非转移弧热等离子体炬进行高质量塑料能源加工的简单、紧凑和经济的优势。

In Canada, 230 kg per capita of municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated annually, costing the Canadian government $85 per person in recycling, and 24.89 million tons of MSW are annually deposited from the Canadian provinces into the landfills which are accountable for 50% of wastes and emit 37.5 kg of methane per ton of MSW. Plasma Assisted Plastic to Oil process technology (PAP2O) offers an exceptional solution to the plastic waste management issues of the modern world, especially in terms of landfill elimination and extracting usable fuel and oil from plastic waste. Project goal is the development of plasma-based plastic to energy solution process technology for industrial applications based on post-consumer and post-industrial inputs. The proposed P2O unit consists of a 12 kW DC non-transferred arc thermal plasma torch having more than 90% efficiency, a 20-40 Liter high-pressure high-temperature thermochemical reaction chamber, and an advanced process control unit which can be applied for P2O and waste to energy. 3 main outcomes are considered together, which are lacking in current waste-to-energy, gasification, and pyrolysis solutions: high purity final output energy products; no creation of tar, ash, or other negative environmental externalities; net positive energy production. A conversion unit is the main step towards reaching the goal on a large scale: a DC non-transferred arc thermal plasma torch, advanced reaction chamber, and suitable control system will be combined to demonstrate the simple, compact, and economical advantages of using DC non-transferred arc thermal plasma torch for high quality plastic to energy process.