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Thermodynamic calculations of the plasma gasification process of carbonaceous wastes in air and steam ambient were carried out. A maximum yield of synthesis gas in such processes is predicted to be achieved at a temperature of 1600 K. On a specially developed plasma facility, plasma gasification experiments were performed for carbonaceous wastes. From the organic mass of carbonaceous waste and from its mineral mass, respectively, a high-calorific syngas and a neutral slag consisting predominantly of ferric carbide, calcium monosilicate, silica and iron, were obtained. A comparison between the experiment and the calculations has shown a good consistency between the data.
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This work was supported by the Ministries of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation under Subsidy Agreement No. 14.607.21.0118 (unique project identifier RFMEFI60715X0118).
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Messerle, V.E., Mosse, A.L. & Ustimenko, A.B. Plasma gasification of carbonaceous wastes: thermodynamic analysis and experiment. Thermophys. Aeromech. 23, 613–620 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0869864316040144
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