Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Apparatus – Electrolytic
Patent
1993-04-20
1994-10-18
Niebling, John
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Apparatus
Electrolytic
204222, 204231, 204275, 204277, 204278, 204284, C25B 900, C25C 700
Patent
active
053565240
ABSTRACT:
An electrical apparatus is provided for the conversion of compounds, elements, or mixtures which are in particulate form, into new compounds, elements or mixtures in gaseous, liquid, or particulate form. In a reaction chamber, particulates are mechanically transported into a first region of high electric field, where they acquire a charge and are projected into a second region in which a low-density plasma is maintained. Energetic plasma ions strike the surfaces of the particulates, causing chemical reactions and release of both neutral and ionic products species. Charge exchange on particulates causes the reduced-size particles to fall back into the first region, where the charging recurs and the cycle is repeated. Gaseous and particulate products are removed from the chamber. In one application, naturally-occurring ores may be reduced by a methane plasma; in another, coal may be converted in a methane plasma to intermediate range hydrocarbons.
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Niebling John
Phasge Arun S,.
University of Alaska
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