Patent ID: 6183604
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B01J,C01B,Y02E

Abstract:
Apparatus for the production of a combustible and non-polluting gas from submerged arcs between electrodes comprising:an electrical DC power supply suitable to generate an underwater arc between electrodes;an enclosed pressure resistant reactor chamber, the chamber having means for the exiting of a produced combustible gas, the chamber further having means for the rapid servicing of the electrodes, the electrodes being inside said chamber;a liquid filling up said reactor chamber at least to submerge said electrodes; andthe electrodes including a rod-shaped anode made from an extended life temperature resistant conductor, means for rotating said anode head-wise on an edge of a cylindrical-shaped carbon cathode having essentially the same thickness as the anode, the cathode having a predetermined radius and length corresponding to a desired operational duration, the cathode further having means for providing a forward and backward motion for maintaining a gap distance between the anode and cathode after initiation of the generated arc,wherein the generated arc across the electrodes submerged in the liquid produces a combustible and non-pollutant gas.