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... One advantage of the plasma arc furnace is that it acts as a two-stage system: a first detoxification reactor (the plasma arc) and a second destruction reactor (such as a burner or catalytic oxidizers.
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... By-products ant! waste streams.
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... 162 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ~ FEED COAL Red If\ COAL LOCK DRIP StE~ ~ n DlsTR'3uroR GRATE GRATE ~ DRIVE ~ PATH JACKET StEAM OXYGEN ~ ASH LOCK 1 L_ ~ ~ "A T FIGURE 7-7 Lurgi gasifies. Source: Shaw and Magee (1974a)
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Key Terms

  • catalytic oxidizer
  • waste streams
  • detoxification reactor
  • plasma arc
  • chemical warfare

  • heating value
  • warfare agents
  • chemical weapons
  • product gas
  • combustion products

  • waste stream
  • low heating
  • operating conditions
  • destroy chemical
  • natural gas

  • arc furnaces


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