Universal chemical processor

A method of chemical processing comprising:

• configuring a reactor vessel for receiving feedstock, a fluidizing medium and for supporting a fluidized bed;
• and
• situating a reactive X-ray chemical processor (RXCP) within the vessel that is operative to emit X-rays in a radiation zone;
• conveying the feedstock into the reactor vessel;
• and
• activating the RXCP in FXI mode to transmit one or more X-ray pulses within the vessel so as to totally or partially ionize and induce a desired chemical change in the feedstock, wherein the X-ray pulses have photon energies in a range from 0.1 to 5.0 MeV.

A method of chemical processing comprising:

• configuring a reactor vessel for receiving feedstock, a fluidizing medium and for supporting a fluidized bed;
• and
• situating a reactive X-ray chemical processor (RXCP) within the vessel that is operative to emit X-rays in a radiation zone;
• conveying the feedstock into the reactor vessel;
• and
• activating the RXCP in FXI mode within the vessel so as to totally or partially ionize and induce a desired chemical change in the feedstock;
• inputting mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts as feedstock into the reactor vessel;
• and
• beneficiating the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts by at least one of:
• i) separation of chemical species by operation of the fluidized bed, ii) subjecting the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts to chemical reaction by exposure to reactants and x-radiation generated the RXCP, and iii) decomposing the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts by exposure to x-radiation generated by the RXCP in FXI mode;
• wherein the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts comprise materials derived from phosphogypsum.

A method of chemical processing comprising:

• configuring a reactor vessel for receiving feedstock, a fluidizing medium and for supporting a fluidized bed;
• and
• situating a reactive X-ray chemical processor (RXCP) within the vessel that is operative to emit X-rays in a radiation zone;
• conveying the feedstock into the reactor vessel;
• and
• activating the RXCP in FXI mode within the vessel so as to totally or partially ionize and induce a desired chemical change in the feedstock;
• inputting mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts as feedstock into the reactor vessel;
• and
• beneficiating the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts by at least one of:
• i) separation of chemical species by operation of the fluidized bed, ii) subjecting the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts to chemical reaction by exposure to reactants and x-radiation generated the RXCP, and iii) decomposing the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts by exposure to x-radiation generated by the RXCP in FXI mode;
• wherein the mineralogical materials, wastes, and byproducts comprise materials derived from at least one of coal, fly ash, coal byproducts, and oil.

A method of chemical processing comprising:

• configuring a reactor vessel for receiving feedstock, a fluidizing medium and for supporting a fluidized bed;
• and
• situating a reactive X-ray chemical processor (RXCP) within the vessel that is operative to emit X-rays in a radiation zone;
• conveying the feedstock into the reactor vessel;
• activating the RXCP in FXI mode within the vessel so as to totally or partially ionize the feedstock and to induce a desired chemical change in the feedstock;
• generating a plasma in the radiation zone using the RXCP;
• and
• confining the plasma generated in the radiation zone from reaching walls of the reactor vessel.