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Using the centrifugal method for the plasma-arc vitrification of waste

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Plasma-arc centrifugal treatment vitrification technology has advanced from the first experiments in 1985 to occupy a niche in the waste-treatment market. The centrifugal action, the force of the plasma gas, and the water-cooled walls work together to generate a durable, homogenous, vitrified waste form coupled with the safe confinement of th e hazardous feeds and high organic removal efficiency. This technology has recently been applied to treat wastes completely while achieving maximum volume reduction.

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  1. Retech Services, a Lockheed Martin Company, USA

    R. K. Womack (business development manager)

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Editor’s Note: A hypertext-enhanced version of this article is available at www/tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9910/Womack-9910.html.

For more information, contact R.K. Womack, Retech Services, P.O. Box 997, Ukiah, California 97482; (707) 467-1721; fax (707) 467-1638; e-mail ronald.k.womack@lmco.com.

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Womack, R.K. Using the centrifugal method for the plasma-arc vitrification of waste. JOM 51, 14–16 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-999-0180-x

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