Waste-to-energy
Waste-to-energy
is the burning of all types of wastes to create steam, which produces electricity
in a plant called a gasifier.
Burns:
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Tires
-
Sewage
sludge
-
Biomass
-
Industrial
sludges
-
plastics
and rubber scraps
Waste-to-energy
prevents:
-
release
of greenhouse gases (methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile
organic compounds)
-
depletion
of earth's natural resources
-
poor
trash management in landfills
-
bacteria,
pathogens, and other harmful elements to be released into the environment
Gasifier
benefits:
-
no air
emissions
-
flexible
-
can start
and stop in a 24 hour period
-
work
less than 100% capacity
-
operates
with low pressure and temperature
-
fully
automated operating system
-
low initial
cost
Firewood
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