Sulfur production through the use of microwave and ultraviolet light energy

A system comprising:

• a first chamber including an inlet that allows an input feed to enter the first chamber;
• a hydrogen sulfide source coupled to the inlet, the hydrogen sulfide source comprising the input feed, the input feed comprised essentially of hydrogen sulfide;
• a microwave source configured to radiate microwave energy into at least the first chamber to thermally excite the hydrogen sulfide of the input feed present within the first chamber;
• a second chamber in communication with the first chamber, the second chamber including an outlet and a waveguide, wherein the first chamber is located between the microwave source and the second chamber such that the microwave energy is generated by the microwave source and the microwave energy passes through the first chamber to the second chamber, and wherein the waveguide includes an end configured such that the microwave energy forms a standing wave within the waveguide;
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• an ultraviolet light source residing within the waveguide of the second chamber, the ultraviolet light source being configured to emit ultraviolet light to at least partially breakdown the thermally excited hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen gas and elemental sulfur as the thermally excited hydrogen sulfide flows through the second chamber, wherein the ultraviolet light source is an electrodeless ultraviolet lamp.