Apparatus to treat hazardous waste and method to treat hazardous waste using said apparatus

An apparatus for treating hazardous waste, the apparatus comprising a pyrolytic plasma reactor that includes:

• a head having a conical shape with a cone half-angle of 40°, a first torch and a second torch being mounted to the head:
• separate inlets for solid, liquid and gaseous hazardous wastes;
• wherein a solid feeder feeds solid waste through the solids inlet, and which in turn incorporate:
• a endless screw;
• and
• a conical nozzle to direct the solid waste to be treated;
• wherein the endless screw is parallel to the first torch.
• wherein the liquid pipe is parallel to the first torch, to feed the liquid hazardous waste through the liquid inlet, is configured to supply drops between 0.1 and 0.2 mm in diameter;
• and
• wherein the gas pipe is parallel to the first torch, to feed the liquid hazardous waste through the gas inlet, is configured to supply drops of liquefied gas between 0.033 and 0.05 mm in diameter;
• and
• the first torch generates a plasma jet to dissociate the waste;
• the second torch maintains a temperature of 1000° C. in the reaction chamber;
• a gas outlet fitted with an overpressure valve, a manometers and a flow meter, to discharge such gases generated by the dissociation;
• the reaction chamber, located under the head, which has hollow cylindrical shape and incorporates a side wall with a refractory covering;
• a base for supporting the head and the reaction chamber, the base having an upper face which has an inverted dome shape and serves as a background to the reaction chamber, to receive lavas formed in the dissociation;
• and
• a lava discharge located in the reaction chamber or in the base, wherein the discharge are the following ones:
• a diametrical through-groove, in the lower part of the base, and comprising side walls and roof;
• and
• a sump, located on the upper face of the reaction chamber, and which disgorges into the groove.