Molten Metal Technology, Inc.

Arthur W White

Shaul Abramovich

Mihkel Mathiesen

Eric P Loewen

First and second feed streams are injected into a molten bath, thereby creating first and second jets. The first and second jets combine to form a substantially planar, or fan jet, region within the molten bath. The first and second feed streams can include a variety of materials, such as oxidant, reducing agents, or waste materials, such as organic waste. In addition, the feed streams can include distinct reactants that are combined in the fan jet region for reaction with each other or with one or more components of the molten bath.

Method for injecting feed streams into a molten bath

A reactor includes a bulk waste inlet and a gas outlet. A baffle within the reactor has a lower edge which can be immersed by a molten metal bath within the reactor. The baffle partitions are gaseous volume above the molten metal bath into a first region, proximate to the bulk waste inlet, and a second region, proximate to the gas outlet. The gas conduit extends from the first region to a portion of the reactor beneath the second region. Gas is directed from the first region through the gas conduit to a portion of the molten metal bath beneath the second region. The gas pressure is thereby equalized above the molten metal bath in the first and second regions during dissociation of bulk waste directed into the first region.

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