The ZEROS System will have minimal impact on the environment. Since ZERO "smoke stack" emissions are present, the only effluents from the process are easily contained and each has a use either for reintroduction into the process or as commercial byproducts that are sold to add to operational profitability.

The ZEROS System completely disposes of organic material. The only ash that results from the process system is the trace amounts of inorganic and inert compounds that may be in the fuel. This fly ash is treated on-site as a cement building block for local consumption or for sale. This creates an enhanced assurance of minimal environmental impact.

The primary commercial products derived from the ZEROS System are carbon dioxide, purified water and electrical energy. The carbon dioxide and water are both purified within the system and have industrial applications.

Since no nitrogen is introduced into the system via ambient air, as what occurs in an incinerator, the nitrogen in the system is greatly reduced and is easily managed as a system by-product with commercial value. An incineration process uses about ten pounds of air for every pound of fuel or waste consumed, which means the system discharges eight pounds of NOx for every pound of fuel or wasted consumed. The ZEROS System, on the other hand, must deal only with the minute trace amount of nitrogen in the fuel which will not exceed one percent of the fuel weight or about one half ounce of nitrogen per pound of fuel consumed. This equals to more than a one thousand percent reduction of Nox, with none being discharged to the atmosphere from the ZEROS System.

In an application where chlorine is present in the waste product being oxidized, hydrogen chloride will be produced which will be scrubbed by water that is internal to the system as a quench. This will form hydrochloric acid that is recovered from the system process as a caustic soda that is a commercial grade cleaner or the acid will be reduced to salt. Both products have a natural market place in the energy industry.

In summary, the only waste effluents form the ZEROS System are a small discharge of treated fly ash that when mixed with cement is non-toxic or hazardous and small amount of brine with all having commercial value. All other products of the process system operation are reused within the process or are marketed and commercialized.

ELECTRICAL GENERATION
Flue gasses are passed through a waste heat boiler to recover the heat generated in the thermal operation. This heat energy is recovered in the form of steam, which is then routed to a steam turbine and DINO where it turns an electrical generator to make electricity. The system is capable of producing up to fifty megawatts of power per hour from fuels including substandard fuels that can not be used in other systems because of air quality considerations.

CARBON DIOXIDE IS THE PRIMARY BY-PRODUCT
The primary commercial product derived from the Zeros System is carbon dioxide. After scrubbing the acidic constituents from the gas stream produced by the thermal treatment, the gas is introduced into a carbon dioxide purification system. Moisture and non-carbon dioxide gases such as oxygen and nitrogen are separated from the carbon dioxide by this system. The carbon dioxide can be liquefied for use in the oil and gas industry or solidified as "dry ice" for cryogenic industrial applications.

WATER AS A PROCESS PRODUCT
Since the system has a synthetic air model internal to the system, water is introduced into the system as a quench to moderate internal temperatures. This water is removed from the system as distilled and purified water. Additionally, a quantity of approximately two pounds of water is produced from the chemical reaction within the system for every pound of fuel consumed. This water can be recycled in the process to produce oxygen for internal consumption and hydrogen for market.