Patent Number: 054616484
Section: claims

1. A supercritical water oxidation reactor, comprising: a vessel with an interior surface, the interior surface having a corrosion-resistant, artificial diamond coating;  a cooling section, located at an inlet of said vessel, said first cooling section surrounding an outer region of said vessel;  a heat exchanger, located contiguously to said first cooling section, said heat exchanger surrounding an inner region of said vessel;  a second cooling section, located at an outlet of said vessel, said second cooling section surrounding a second outer region of said vessel;  a porous cylindrical baffle, positioned within said cylindrical vessel, for transferring an oxygenating agent; and  a trap, located at the outlet of said vessel, for removing waste products.  a vessel with an interior surface, the interior surface having a corrosion-resistant, artificial diamond coating;  a first cooling section, located at an inlet of said cylindrical vessel, said first cooling section surrounding an outer region of the said vessel;  a heat exchanger, located contiguously to said first cooling section, said heat exchanger surrounding an inner region of said vessel;  a second cooling section, located at an outlet of said vessel, said second cooling section surrounding an outer region of said vessel;  a porous shaft having a helical extension, said shaft being positioned within said vessel; and  a trap, located at the outlet of said vessel, for removing waste products. 2. A supercritical water oxidation reactor as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a spring-loaded, graphite-reinforced polytetrafluorethylene seal located at each end of said vessel. 3. A supercritical water oxidation reactor as claimed in claim 1 wherein the exterior surface of said cylindrical baffle has a thin, artificial diamond-like coating. 4. A supercritical water oxidation reactor as claimed in claim 1 wherein the corrosion-resistant, artificial diamond coating has a thin, crystal-like structure. 5. A supercritical water oxidation reactor comprising: 6. A supercritical water oxidation reactor as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a spring-loaded, graphite reinforced polytetrafluorethylene seal located at each outlet end of said vessel. 7. A supercritical water oxidation reactor as claimed in claim 4 wherein the exterior surface of said shaft has a thin, artificial diamond-like coating. 8. A supercritical water oxidation reactor as claimed in claim 5 wherein the corrosion-resistant, artificial diamond coating has a thin, crystal-like structure.