Patent 8443741 was granted and assigned to Advanced Plasma Power Limited on May, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A process for the treatment of waste, the process comprising either a gasification step or a pyrolysis step to produce an offgas and a non-airborne, solid char material; followed by a a plasma treatment step. An associated apparatus having a plasma treatment unit which is separate from the gasification unit or pyrolysis unit.