On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:20:54 -0400 "Faith Gagne" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > From the article: > > > "We are not burning. This is the key word," Shrem said. "When you > burn you produce dioxin. Instead, we vacuum out the oxygen to prevent > combustion." > > EER then purifies the gas and with it operates turbines to generate > electricity. EER produces energy - 70% of which goes back to power > the reactor with a 30% excess which can be sold. > > "In effect, we are combining two of the most exciting markets in the > US - the environment and clean energy," says Stern, "We also reduce > the carbon footprint." > Yes, I saw that. The technique they describe is called plasma gasification, which is not all that new. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_arc_gasification. The thermodynamics may be questionable. Note that they need to reach a target temperature of 7000 degrees centigrade, and of course that takes a lot of energy right up front. I suspect it would not be practical, or Bechtel would have jumped on it. Cheers, indi -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
