Patent ID: 8357873
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: B01J,B23K,C01B,C01F,C04B,C10B,C10J,C22B,D21C,H01J,H05H,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: 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 to receive a material; a set of radio frequency coils disposed around or within said cylindrical portion to generate a plasma from an atomized fluid or gas within said interior; and two or more jets or slits mounted tangentially in said cylindrical portion to atomize a fluid or gas and direct said atomized fluid or a gas into said interior to feed said plasma and create angular momentum in said plasma to form a plasma vortex that circulates around said longitudinal axis and with said material.