Process for recycling heterogeneous waste

A process for recycling heterogeneous waste comprising the steps of:

• subjecting the heterogeneous waste to pyrolysis to produce a synthesis gas stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen and a molten pyrolysis product stream comprising at least a mineral material and a metallic material;
• converting said molten pyrolysis product stream to a plurality of useful solid materials by:
• allowing said molten pyrolysis product stream to gravitationally segregate into metallic portion and a mineral portion;
• quenching said metallic portion of said molten pyrolysis product stream to form a ferric alloy;
• quenching said mineral portion of said molten pyrolysis product stream to form a vitreous material;
• and
• converting said gaseous pyrolysis product stream into at least one useful chemical by:
• sensing the ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of said synthesis gas stream;
• in response to said sensed ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of said synthesis gas stream, separating said synthesis gas stream into a first stream and a second stream;
• introducing said first stream into a shift reactor, said shift reactor increasing the ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of said first stream to produce a shifted gas stream;
• mixing said shifted gas stream with said second stream to produce a mixed synthesis gas stream, said mixed synthesis gas stream having a desired ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide;
• and
• converting said mixed synthesis gas to at least one commercial grade chemical selected from the group consisting of ammonia, methanol or dimethyl ether.