Method for destroying hazardous organics

The method of operating a gas turbine by the thermal combustion of fuels of carbonaceous wastes comprising the steps of

• (a) providing a catalytically stabilized plug flow combustion zone having inner flow channels and peripheral outer flow channels, the outer peripheral channels of which are blocked to thermally insulate the inner channels and to prevent by-passing of non-combusted waste therethrough;
• (b) obtaining an intimate admixture of vaporized carbonaceous wastes and air, said admixture containing at least a stoichiometric amount of air;
• (c) passing said admixture to the insulated plug flow combustion zone;
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• (d) effecting sustained and essentially complete combustion of said admixture under essentially adiabatic conditions to destroy said hazardous wastes thereby forming a heated combustion effluent essentially free of said hazardous wastes;
• said combustion being characterized by said admixture having an adiabatic flame temperature such that each inner flow channel has an actual flame temperature in the combustion zone greater than about;
• 1350.degree. K.
• passing said effluent from said combustion zone through a turbine to rotate said turbine.