A plasma or ionic reactor or gasifier implements an ultra-high temperature ionic gasification process that can be used in an environmentally friendly manner to dispose of dried biosolids from, for example, wastewater treatment plants as well other waste feed stocks such as municipal solid waste (MSW) to produce, for example, renewable syngas that can be used to provide heat, power, renewable fuels, renewable hydrogen, and/or renewable chemical production. The systems described herein do so by generating electrical arcs across the interior of the gasifier reaction chamber creating a localized, controlled temperature in excess of 3000 C along with ionic gas or particles (plasma). This ultra-high temperature gasification zone and active ionic environment combine to very effectively and efficiently break down molecules into their constituent atoms, in a process called complete molecular dissociation. This ultra-high temperature ionic zone will also rapidly decompose impurities in the feed stock such as microplastics, PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances), and other fluorocarbon materials.
A62D 3/19 - Procédés pour rendre les substances chimiques nuisibles inoffensives ou moins nuisibles en effectuant un changement chimique dans les substances par exposition à une énergie électrique ou ondulatoire ou à un rayonnement particulaire ou ionisant à un plasma
B01J 19/08 - Procédés utilisant l'application directe de l'énergie ondulatoire ou électrique, ou un rayonnement particulaireAppareils à cet usage
B09B 3/50 - Destruction de déchets solides ou transformation de déchets solides en quelque chose d'utile ou d'inoffensif impliquant un rayonnement, p. ex. des ondes électromagnétiques
C01B 3/02 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène
A plasma or ionic reactor or gasifier implements an ultra-high temperature ionic gasification process that can be used in an environmentally friendly manner to dispose of dried biosolids from, for example, wastewater treatment plants as well other waste feed stocks such as municipal solid waste (MSW) to produce, for example, renewable syngas that can be used to provide heat, power, renewable fuels, renewable hydrogen, and/or renewable chemical production. The systems described herein do so by generating electrical arcs across the interior of the gasifier reaction chamber creating a localized, controlled temperature in excess of 3000 C along with ionic gas or particles (plasma). This ultra-high temperature gasification zone and active ionic environment combine to very effectively and efficiently break down molecules into their constituent atoms, in a process called complete molecular dissociation. This ultra-high temperature ionic zone will also rapidly decompose impurities in the feed stock such as microplastics, PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances), and other fluorocarbon materials.
A62D 3/19 - Procédés pour rendre les substances chimiques nuisibles inoffensives ou moins nuisibles en effectuant un changement chimique dans les substances par exposition à une énergie électrique ou ondulatoire ou à un rayonnement particulaire ou ionisant à un plasma
A62D 101/22 - Substances organiques contenant un halogène
A hybrid plasma or ionic reactor includes the basic components of both a plasma jet reactor and a plasma arc reactor operating simultaneously to provide hot ionic gas and electrical arcing within a reaction chamber to increase processing of material, using multiple sets of arc electrodes disposed around a reaction chamber in an offset manner to create a larger area in the center of the reaction or plasma chamber having arcs travel between an anode and a cathode of a pair of electrodes, increasing the size of the reaction zone, and structures to introduce a working or cooling gas from electrodes to cool the electrodes and provide for plasma creation that causes the gas to flow in a sustained vortex across the width of the chamber to aid in the creation of a confined or directed stream of gas within the reaction chamber which further aids in the creation of stable arcs in the chamber.
A62D 3/19 - Procédés pour rendre les substances chimiques nuisibles inoffensives ou moins nuisibles en effectuant un changement chimique dans les substances par exposition à une énergie électrique ou ondulatoire ou à un rayonnement particulaire ou ionisant à un plasma
C10J 3/18 - Procédés en continu au moyen de l'électricité
F23G 5/027 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets ou de combustibles pauvres comportant un traitement préalable par pyrolyse ou par gazéification
F23G 5/08 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets ou de combustibles pauvres comportant un chauffage supplémentaire
F23G 5/10 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets ou de combustibles pauvres comportant un chauffage supplémentaire par des moyens électriques
A hybrid plasma or ionic reactor includes the basic components of both a plasma jet reactor and a plasma arc reactor operating simultaneously to provide hot ionic gas and electrical arcing within a reaction chamber to increase processing of material, using multiple sets of arc electrodes disposed around a reaction chamber in an offset manner to create a larger area in the center of the reaction or plasma chamber having arcs travel between an anode and a cathode of a pair of electrodes, increasing the size of the reaction zone, and structures to introduce a working or cooling gas from electrodes to cool the electrodes and provide for plasma creation that causes the gas to flow in a sustained vortex across the width of the chamber to aid in the creation of a confined or directed stream of gas within the reaction chamber which further aids in the creation of stable arcs in the chamber.
F23G 5/027 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets ou de combustibles pauvres comportant un traitement préalable par pyrolyse ou par gazéification
F23G 5/08 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets ou de combustibles pauvres comportant un chauffage supplémentaire
F23G 5/10 - Procédés ou appareils, p. ex. incinérateurs, spécialement adaptés à la combustion de déchets ou de combustibles pauvres comportant un chauffage supplémentaire par des moyens électriques
C10J 3/18 - Procédés en continu au moyen de l'électricité
A62D 3/19 - Procédés pour rendre les substances chimiques nuisibles inoffensives ou moins nuisibles en effectuant un changement chimique dans les substances par exposition à une énergie électrique ou ondulatoire ou à un rayonnement particulaire ou ionisant à un plasma
A hybrid plasma or ionic reactor includes the basic components of both a plasma jet reactor and a plasma arc reactor, which components operate simultaneously to provide hot ionic gas and electrical arcing within a reaction chamber in a manner that significantly increases processing of material within the reaction chamber. Additionally, an improved plasma or ionic reactor uses multiple sets of arc electrodes disposed around a reaction chamber in a unique offset manner that operates to create a larger area in the center of the reaction or plasma chamber where the arcs travel between an anode and a cathode of a pair of electrodes, thereby effectively increasing the size of the reaction zone in which the arcs are present. Still further, an improved plasma or arc reactor includes structure to introduce, from multiple different electrodes, a working or cooling gas, used to cool the electrodes and provide for plasma creation within a reaction chamber, in a manner that causes the gas to flow in a sustained vortex across the width of the chamber, which aids in the creation of a confined or directed stream of gas within the reaction chamber which further aids in the creation of stable arcs in the chamber.
An electrode assembly having a tubular support jacket that defines an internal compartment. The internal compartment is actively cooled by coolant. An electrode tip is coupled to the tubular support jacket. The electrode tip receives electricity through the tubular support jacket. An insulator construct surrounds at least part of the tubular support jacket. The insulator construct includes an insulation base, an insulation tube and an insulation cap. A gas supply conduit is interposed between the tubular support jacket and the insulation tube, wherein the gas supply conduit receives a working gas from a working gas supply. A thermally conductive casing surrounds at least part of the insulator construct. The thermally conductive casing is actively cooled. The thermally conductive casing actively cools the insulator construct, the underlying tubular support jacket, and thus the electrode tip. The active cooling reduces over-heating of the electrode tip and prevents excessive consumption and erosion.
A hybrid plasma reactor system that uses multiple sets of long electrodes that are placed longitudinally opposite each other within modular plasma units. The plasma units can be stacked to form an elongated plasma zone. The electrode assemblies extend into access ports. Each of the electrode assemblies has an electrode tip mounted in a tubular support jacket. A gas conduit for a supplied working gas surrounds at least a portion of the tubular support jacket. An arc is created at the electrode tip. A working gas flows through the gas conduit and is directed into the arc, therein creating plasma within the internal plasma zone.
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