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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Alexander Fridman, Marlton, NJ (US);
Alexander F. Gutsol, San Ramon, CA (US);
Young I. Cho, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Lawrence Kennedy, Naperville, IL (US);
Alexei Saveliev, Cary, NC (US);
Andrey Romanets, Morshansk, RU;
Igor Matveev, Falls Church, VA (US);
Kenneth Blank, Newton, MA (US);
Alexander Fridman, Marlton, NJ (US);
Alexander F. Gutsol, San Ramon, CA (US);
Young I. Cho, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Lawrence Kennedy, Naperville, IL (US);
Alexei Saveliev, Cary, NC (US);
Andrey Romanets, Morshansk, RU;
Igor Matveev, Falls Church, VA (US);
Kenneth Blank, Newton, MA (US);
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Board Of Trustees Of The University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
A vortex reactor is provided. The vortex reactor includes a reaction chamber formed by a frustum-shaped portion, the narrower part of which is downwardly oriented. Proximate to the narrower part of the frustum-shaped portion, the vortex reactor includes apparatus for creating an axial gas flow and apparatus for creating a circumferential gas flow. The vortex reactor also includes a particulate solid inlet for feeding particulate solids to the reaction chamber. The vortex reactor may optionally include apparatus for generating plasma in the reaction chamber by providing a gliding arc electrical discharge in the reaction chamber. Also provided is a method of processing particulate solids using the vortex reactor of the invention. A reverse vortex plasma reactor (TSAPG) is also provided.