Patent ID: 9127206
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B01J,B23K,C01B,C01F,C04B,C10B,C10J,C22B,D21C,H01J,H05H,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing a clinker for cement from a material comprising: a vessel having an interior defined by a cylindrical portion disposed proximate to a first end and a cone shaped portion disposed proximate to said cylindrical portion that forms a first outlet at a second end that is aligned with a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion and said cone shaped portion, one or more inlets in said first end to receive said material, and a second outlet at said first end that is aligned with said longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion; a first plasma source comprising a plasma torch connected to said first end and aligned with said longitudinal axis of said cylindrical portion and said cone shaped portion to introduce a plasma into said interior; a second plasma source comprising a set of radio frequency coils disposed around or within said cylindrical portion to add energy to said plasma; and two or more jets or slits within said cylindrical portion to direct a fluid or a gas into said interior to create angular momentum in said plasma to form a plasma vortex that circulates around said longitudinal axis and reacts with said material to produce said clinker for cement that exits through said first outlet in said second end.