Systems and methods for integrated plasma processing of waste

Abstract

Systems and methods of integrating plasma waste processing are described. An integrated energy generation system provided with a fossil fuel power plant system having a combustion chamber and a plasma waste processing system having an output. The integrated energy generation system also including an integrator for combining the output of thermal energy from the plasma waste processing system with the combustion chamber of the fossil fuel power plant.

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         18 . An integrated energy generation system, comprising:
 coal fired power plant system or an oil fired power plant system comprising at least a steam turbine;   a plasma waste processing system comprising at least a plasma reactor, an afterburner, and a boiler, wherein the plasma reactor outputs at least a first component of sensible heat and a second component of by-product fuel gases, and wherein the afterburner receives at least the first and second components of the plasma reactor and outputs thermal energy generated from the first and second components to a boiler; and   an integrator for combining the output of the boiler with the steam turbine of coal fired power plant or the oil fired power plant.