Patent ID: 8785808
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: B01J,B23K,C01B,C01F,C04B,C10B,C10J,C22B,D21C,H01J,H05H,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for producing hydrogen from a carbon-based material comprising: providing a vessel having an interior defined by a cylindrical portion disposed between a first end and a closed second end, an outlet in said first end that is aligned with a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion, and at least one inlet in said first end, and two or more jets or slits mounted tangentially in said cylindrical portion; atomizing and directing a fluid or gas into said interior of said vessel via said two or more jets or slits to feed a plasma and create angular momentum in said plasma; generating said plasma from said atomized fluid or gas using said a set of radio frequency coils disposed around or within said cylindrical portion to form a plasma vortex that circulates around said longitudinal axis; and producing said hydrogen by directing said carbon-based material into said plasma vortex via said at least one inlet such that said plasma vortex reacts with said carbon-based material, wherein said hydrogen that exits through said outlet in said first end.