Patent ID: 7022293

Claim:
An apparatus for processing a waste product comprising: a rotatable drum having an inlet end and an outlet end with said inlet end attached to an inlet bulkhead by a first seal and said outlet end attached to an outlet bulkhead by a second seal; said drum configured such that a material placed in said drum via an opening in said inlet bulkhead flows from said drum via an outlet opening in said outlet bulkhead; and wherein said seals separate the inside of said drum from the outside; and an enclosure disposed about said drum having an inlet end with an enclosure inlet opening and an outlet end with an enclosure outlet opening for circulating hot gas over the outside of said drum to heat the material in said drum; a plasma reactor connected to said drum outlet bulkhead opening for receiving and processing said waste material from said drum; said reactor having a gas removal opening connected to said drum enclosure inlet opening for removing the gas created by said reactor, and at least one other opening for removing molten material from said reactor; and a recirculation blower, having a blower inlet connected to said drum enclosure outlet opening and a blower outlet connected to said gas removal opening of said plasma reactor for blending said created reactor gas with the gas circulated around said drum.