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sustainable future . Nathan tells us more about ABSL ’ s use of RadGas technology . “ Firstly , it ’ s important to note that we don ’ t develop new pieces of equipment . Instead , we leverage equipment that has been extensively used and proven within industry . History shows that all the challenges lie in the integration of the multiple steps required to produce fuels from waste . As you look to scale up , this approach reduces risk as the equipment already has an established supply chain and a long history of functionality , allowing us to readily procure and commission it for our operations . Now , RadGas is a technology specifically designed for the transformation of solid and dry wastes , including municipal solid waste , waste wood , and biomass , into syngas . What sets RadGas apart is its ability not only to gasify waste but also to effectively catch ash and eliminate the tars that would typically condense as the gas cools down at the end of the process . To run our RadGas technology , we feed the waste into a fluidized bed gasifier , operating
at around 800 degrees . The resulting syngas , which we would describe as ‘ dirty ’, is then directed into an electric arc furnace . A centrifugal force in the furnace helps to collect ash in a melt pool , which forms a vitrified slag that can be used as road aggregate when it cools . Additionally , the plasma catalyzes the breakdown of tars by agitating between the carbon and hydrogen atoms , resulting in their complete separation within seconds . The clean syngas is subsequently cooled in a waste heat boiler , producing steam which can then be reused in the earlier stages of the process . This yields an ash-free , tar-free cool syngas , that can then be processed into useful fuels using other people ’ s mature processes ,” he enlightens .
Tackling the energy transition
ABSL ’ s RadGas technology is used within its plant in Swindon , which is the first facility in the world designed to convert household waste into grid quality bio-substitute natural
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