Sustainable waste management using plasma gasification at the campus of the University of California - Merced

摘要

Since its original conception, the newest campus of the University of California located in Merced, was intended to apply sustainable principles of building construction and campus operation. Achieving zero net energy and zero landfill waste by 2020 has become a challenging goal for UC Merced. A technology that will assist the campus in reaching this goal is related to plasma gasification of waste. The campus will install a pilot plasma gasification plant to process a fraction of its sewage and solid waste streams. The plant will provide a rich source of information related to the operation and performance of such a system.