METHOD OF PROCESSING ORGANIC WASTES TO FORM SEPARATE GAS STREAMS ENRICHED BY HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: waste disposal. SUBSTANCE: invention intends to convert organic wastes into harmless and, preferably, useful substances. in particular, waste is introduced into molten metal under conditions adequate to decompose organic waste and yield hydrogen-enriched gas stream and to carbonize metal. To the latter, oxidant is then added to oxidize carbon contained in carbonized molten metal thereby yielding carbon dioxide- enriched gas stream and decarbonized molten metal. EFFECT: enhanced waste processing efficiency. 9 cl, 2 dwg