Patent ID: 7758731

Claim:
A method of operating a falling film plasma reactor comprising the step of flowing a liquid dielectric directly over a surface of a first conductive electrode wherein a particulate or particulate mixture enters the Falling Film Plasma Reactor, flows into an annular region comprising a plasma, the dielectric or conductive liquids, any solid surfaces of the reactor, and any gas or gas mixture, and contacts simultaneously or in sequence the plasma, the liquids, any solid surfaces of the reactor, and any gas or gas mixture; whereupon components of said particulate or particulate mixture react with components of the plasma, the liquids, and any solid surfaces of the reactor; modifying the components of said particulate or particulate mixture and subjecting said components to further contact and processes comprising the plasma, the liquids, any solid surfaces of the reactor, and any gas or gas mixture; where the plasma, the liquids, any solid surfaces of the reactor, any gas or gas mixture, and said particulate or particulate mixture are acted upon by a secondary process that comprises at least one of changes in flow, composition, reactivity, temperature, pressure, contact duration, and contact sequence; achieving a result that comprises at least one of decomposition, formation, combination, separation, recovery, circulation, and exhaust.