IMPLICATIONS
Gasification technology has in the past few years gained
renewed interest because of its flexibility to be used in
classical petrochemical processes, in the energy sector, or
to valorize waste products. Here we present an application
where gasification is used to treat contaminated oil with
PCBs, obtaining high-destruction efficiencies and a commercially valuable effluent. The technology could be extended to treat other hazardous waste, making it a feasible
alternative to incineration or other technologies.