Patent ID: 8324523
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B01J,B23K,C01B,C01F,C04B,C10B,C10J,C22B,D21C,H01J,H05H,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a material comprising the steps of: 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, at least one inlet in said first end to receive said material, a set of radio frequency coils disposed around or within said cylindrical portion, and two or more jets or slits mounted tangentially in said cylindrical portion; atomizing and directing a fluid or a gas into said interior 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 radio frequency coils to form a plasma vortex that circulates around a central void substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis; and processing said material by directing said material into said plasma vortex via said inlet such that said plasma vortex reacts with said material.