Patent ID: 8618436

Claim:
A system to oxidize a combustible material, the system comprising: at least one channel to direct the combustible material and an oxidizer into a plasma zone of a plasma generator, wherein the plasma generator comprises a gliding electrical arc oxidation system; an oxygen controller to control an amount of oxygen of the oxidizer into the plasma zone of the plasma generator, the oxygen controller to provide a stoichiometrically excessive amount of oxygen; and a plurality of electrodes within the plasma zone of the plasma generator, the plurality of electrodes enclosed within a housing, the plurality of electrodes to generate a plasma to oxidize the combustible material, wherein the gliding electrical arc oxidation system is maintained within an operating temperature of less than approximately 980Â° C.; wherein an interior surface of an outer wall of the housing transfers heat from a stream of an oxidation product, resulting from oxidation of the combustible material, to the outer wall of the housing.