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This paper discusses plasma conversion as an alternative energy source. The essay describes the process of plasma conversion, and the resources needed to run a plasma conversion plant. The essay weighs the costs and benefits of plasma conversion and compares the process to current technology. The essay finds that while plasma conversion is a viable alternative energy source on a small scale to clear landfills, it is not a viable option in the larger global warming issue because it uses a large amounts of water in the conversion process and can be too expensive to be economically feasible.

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" Global warming is an issue that has become increasingly important in our society, and as a result, people are turning to alternative energy sources as a solution to our impending energy crisis. As oil becomes more and more expensive due to its increasingly limited availability, research is being directed towards new and more environmentally friendly ways of providing energy to the public. One option that is currently being implemented in Japan and being researched all over the world is plasma conversion. Plasma conversion and gasification is the process that takes waste and converts it into energy by using plasma torches to break apart waste matter into its most basic elements. While plasma gasification and waste conversion offers many benefits that are both economical and environmental in nature, it is not a ''magic bullet'' that will solve our energy crisis all by itself because it relies on water, a limited natural resource on earth, and it is economically unviable .
Fundamentally, a plasma waste converter torches garbage to produce 3 main byproducts: synthetic gas, also known as syngas, slag, and heat."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Behar, Michael. "StarTech's Plasma Converter turns trash into clean energy ." Fuel-Efficient-Vehicles.org. 18 Feb 2007. Web. 7 Nov 2009. <http://fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?p=104>.

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