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MIlitary Garbage Burner Is Brutally Efficient

 

When it comes to troops deployed in remote locations, the problems of garbage and waste becomes an issue. Not only do you need to dispose of it for sanitary reason, but there is also a tactical reason for leaving as little trace as possible. But how does the military handle the material?

Well, the answer might be Micro Auto Gasification System, or MAGS. The MAGS solution can take 100 pounds of refuse and reduce it down to 5 pounds of ash. During the 1300 degree process, organic material releases gases that in turn help to feed the burn. In the end, the process actually releases more energy than it takes in, and nothing harmful is left behind. Plus, there isn't a traditional burn,  so there are no large plumes of billowing smoke that could give away positions.

The technology was developed by Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc., based in Montreal in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research and the Canadian Department of Defense.  It is being targeted for ship and shore use, with additional deployment in FOBs to cut down on the amount of refuse. But hopefully its use could find its way into many other areas as well that need to reduce landfill consumption

 

 
via popsci

 

Gasification

Gasification is a process that converts carbonaceous materials, such as coal, petroleum, or biomass, into carbon monoxide and hydrogen by reacting the raw material at high temperatures with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam.

source:wikipedia 

 

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