abstract |
A method for treating waste includes: (i) a gasification step comprising (a) treating the waste in a gasification unit in the presence of oxygen and steam to produce offgas and char, or (b) removing the waste. A pyrolysis step of treating in a pyrolysis unit to produce offgas and char; And (ii) plasma treating the offgas and the char in a plasma processing unit in the presence of oxygen and, optionally, steam. |