Patent ID: 6926872

Claim:
Apparatus for processing a liquid feedstock into a clean burning combustible gas via an electric arc adapted to be submerged in a liquid feedstock between at least one pair of electrodes with long life, minimal power losses and multiple flows substantially through said submerged electric arc, comprising: a pressure resistant vessel; the pressure resistant vessel adapted to be essentially filled with a liquid feedstock; at least one pair of electrodes having copper holders extending into copper rods extending from inside the pressure resistant vessel to outside said pressure resistant vessel; said at least one-pair of electrodes having means for minimizing a power, loss in the delivery of a current to an electric arc between the electrodes, said electrodes having remaining dimensions essentially unrestricted for maximizing their life; means for delivering said current to said at least one pair of electrodes at least sufficient to create said electric arc; motion means for acting on said copper rods for initiating, maintaining and optimizing said electric arc; means for collecting the clean burning combustible gas produced by the electric arc; means for automatically refilling the liquid feedstock for facilitating uninterrupted long operation; and heat exchanger means for utilizing a heat produced by a thermochemical reaction caused by said electric arc for maintaining a constant temperature.