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WPC‘s proprietary Plasma Gasification Vitrification Reactor (PGVR) design, is the combination of a moving bed gasifier with WPC’s proven industrial plasma torch technology.

WPC‘s PGVR Reactor benefits include:

  • Ability to accept a wide range of opportunity fuels with limited preprocessing requirements
  • Operation at ambient pressures allowing for simple feed systems and online maintenance of the plasma torches
  • Low gas velocities allowing for greater feed flexibility and eliminating most expensive pre-treatments of feed stock
  • Environmentally friendly operation since syngas that is created has very low quantities of NOx, SOx, dioxins and furans
  • Inorganic components get converted to molten slag which is removed as vitrified by-product – safe for use as a construction aggregate
  • High reliability - plasma torches have no moving parts. Torch consumables are quickly replaced by plant maintenance personnel
  • Lower capital and operating costs because air is used as an oxidant – some competitors’ designs require air separation units
  • Syngas composition (H2 to CO ratio, N2) can be matched to downstream process equipment by selection of oxidant and torch power consumption

Photo of a WPC gasifierAlter NRG Plasma Gasification System

Alter Nrg, in conjunction with WPC, is able to provide a full Alter Nrg Plasma Gasification System (APGS) equipment supply solution, complete with:

  • Inlet Feed Hoppers to the PGVR
  • Plasma Gasification Vitrification Reactor
  • Plasma Torch Systems
  • Slag Granulation System
  • Syngas Particulate Removal
  • Syngas Water Quenching
  • Training of Plant Operation and Maintenance Personnel

Diagram of Plasma Gasification process showing how a variety of low cost feedstocks pass through a flexible process to produce a wide variety of high value productsAlter Nrg can also provide engineering expertise at all stages of project development to ensure that the APGS is efficiently integrated with the balance of the plant. Combining WPC gasification technology and Alter NRG’s engineering and construction expertise allows the supply of economical, scalable plants to process a wide range of feedstocks into clean energy.

“Gasification is by far the cleanest coal/coke conversion technology.” – Alberta Energy Research Institute