Abstract
A power generation plant was built at the Nasu-kogen Service Area, located on the Tohoku Express Way. At the plant, fuel gas is obtained through pyrolysis of waste materials.
The plant is similar to what is found in the chemical industry because it consists of such unit processes as drying, pyrolysis and power generation. The plant produces renewable electric power from solid waste materials.
This paper presents an outline of the four stages of process development : the first stage is the bench-scale plant ; the second stage is the pilot plant ; the third stage is the test plant ; and the fourth stage is the commercial plant.
