Patent ID: 7703285

Claim:
A system comprising: a first pump for pumping a mixture stored in a mixture source, the mixture comprising an organic substance and water, the mixture having a critical pressure point and a critical temperature point, wherein the first pump elevates the pressure of the mixture above the critical pressure point for the mixture; an impedance heating system connected to the first pump for heating the mixture above the critical temperature point for the mixture, wherein the impedance heating system comprises a conduit and wherein the impedance heating system heats the mixture as the mixture flows through the conduit; a reaction chamber connected to the heating system where a supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) reaction of the mixture occurs, wherein by-product water is a product of the SCWO reaction; a vessel holding water in thermal communication with the reaction chamber so that heat from the SCWO reaction heats the water into steam; a steam turbine connected to the vessel for receiving the steam generated by heating of the water in the vessel with the heat from the SCWO reaction; an electrical generator connected to the steam turbine; a separator unit connected to the reaction chamber that separates gas produced by the SCWO reaction from the by-product water that produced by the SCWO reaction; and a second pump connected to the separator unit for pumping the by-product water that is produced by the SCWO reaction to the mixture source that contains the organic substance and the water that is pumped by the first pump.