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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Toru Tanibata, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jae-mo Koo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sang Hun Lee, San Ramon, CA (US);
Toru Tanibata, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jae-Mo Koo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sang Hun Lee, San Ramon, CA (US);
ReCarbon, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A gas conversion system using microwave plasma is provided. The system includes: a microwave waveguide; a gas flow tube passing through a microwave waveguide and configured to transmit microwaves therethrough; a temperature controlling means for controlling a temperature of the microwave waveguide; a temperature sensor disposed near the gas flow tube and configured to measure a temperature of gas flow tube or microwave waveguide; an igniter located near the gas flow tube and configured to ignite a plasma inside the gas flow tube so that the plasma converts a gas flowing through the gas flow tube during operation; and a plasma detector located near the gas flow tube and configured to monitor the plasma.