Thermal plasmas for hazardous waste treatment : proceedings of the International School of Plasma Physics "Piero Caldirola", Varenna, 4-6 september 1995 /

Technologies for hazardous waste destruction (including nuclear, hospital and chemical waste) based on thermal plasma processes: state of the art and perspectives. Economic and environmental aspects. Overview of plasma generating devices, diagnostics and modelling. Evaluations of co-products generat...

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Corporate Authors: International School of Plasma Physics "Piero Caldirola" Varenna); World Scientific (Firm)
Group Author: Benocci, R. (Roberto) (Editor); Bonizzoni, G. (Editor); Sindoni, E. (Elio) (Editor)
Published: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. :
Publication Dates: 1996.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/3053#t=toc
Summary: Technologies for hazardous waste destruction (including nuclear, hospital and chemical waste) based on thermal plasma processes: state of the art and perspectives. Economic and environmental aspects. Overview of plasma generating devices, diagnostics and modelling. Evaluations of co-products generations, heat and metal recovery, slag vitrification and industrial feasibility.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (viii,222pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9789814447171
CLC: X591-532
Contents: Production of thermal plasma / P. Fauchais -- Measurements of temperatures in thermal plasma / P. Fauchais -- Review of thermal plasma research and development for hazardous waste remediation in the United States / S. F. Paul -- Design of a plasma torch for toxic waste treatments / G. Bonizzoni -- The PERC process for hazardous waste treatment / A. Blutke -- Industrial treatment of waste materials using Tetronics plasma systems / J. Willaims -- New incineration and melting facility for treatment of low level radioactive wastes in Switzerland / W. Hoffelner ... [et al.] -- Conversion of liquid toxic waste by means of a plasma reactor / Z. A. Janasz, A. Mosse, D. Hebeker -- Arc plasma incineration of surrogate radioactive wastes / C. Girold ... [et al.] -- Modelling of plasma treatment of dispersed charge for vitrification of activated wastes / L. I. Krasovskaya -- Progresses in a plasma torch design for hazardous waste treatment at the Universtity of Milan / R. Benocci ... [et al.] -- MHD model of a free burning arc / R. Benocci ... [et al.] -- Multifluid description and the Bohm criterion for multi-species plasmas / M. S. Benilov -- Theory and design of an enthalpy probe diagnostic system / R. Benocci ... [et al.] -- Generation of fine particles at high concentration in thermal plasma / A. Krasenbrink ... [et al.].