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This technology may be useful for disposing of organic wastes on Mars and elsewhere.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercr … _oxidation
Oxidation and salt deposition are noted as being significant problems. One option for resisting corrosion would be a pre-stressed cast iron pressure vessel, with an internal cast basalt liner. The liner would be compressed in excess of operating pressure to prevent cracks from opening. The system would operate in batches. The vessel would be opened and solid wastes would be loaded in. Once sealed and filled with water, the retort would be heated slowly up to supercritical temperatures, with care taken to avoid thermal shock. Oxygen would be injected into the vessel and a counterflow heat exchanger would extract heat from exhausted gases.
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