Combustion flame-plasma hybrid reactor systems, and chemical reactant sources
First Claim
1. A combustion flame-plasma hybrid reactor system comprising:
- a reaction chamber;
a combustion torch positioned to direct a flame into the reaction chamber;
a plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures, a set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures electrically coupled to a power supply and comprising a different reactant than another set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures electrically coupled to another power supply, wherein the set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures and the another set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures are positioned on substantially the same longitudinal position relative to the reaction chamber; and
a plurality of reactant feed assemblies configured to electrically energize at least a portion of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures to form a plasma and to feed the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures into the plasma to form at least one product.
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Abstract
Combustion flame-plasma hybrid reactor systems, chemical reactant sources, and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a combustion flame-plasma hybrid reactor system comprising a reaction chamber, a combustion torch positioned to direct a flame into the reaction chamber, and one or more reactant feed assemblies configured to electrically energize at least one electrically conductive solid reactant structure to form a plasma and feed each electrically conductive solid reactant structure into the plasma to form at least one product is disclosed. In an additional embodiment, a chemical reactant source for a combustion flame-plasma hybrid reactor comprising an elongated electrically conductive reactant structure consisting essentially of at least one chemical reactant is disclosed. In further embodiments, methods of forming a chemical reactant source and methods of chemically converting at least one reactant into at least one product are disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A combustion flame-plasma hybrid reactor system comprising:
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a reaction chamber; a combustion torch positioned to direct a flame into the reaction chamber; a plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures, a set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures electrically coupled to a power supply and comprising a different reactant than another set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures electrically coupled to another power supply, wherein the set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures and the another set of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures are positioned on substantially the same longitudinal position relative to the reaction chamber; and a plurality of reactant feed assemblies configured to electrically energize at least a portion of the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures to form a plasma and to feed the plurality of electrically conductive solid reactant structures into the plasma to form at least one product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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