Pressurized plasma enhanced reactor

7) A method for converting organic compounds to useful gas products comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a processing chamber having a set of joule heating ports and a set of plasma heating ports,
• b. providing a set of joule heating electrodes, each of the joule heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the joule heating ports,
• c. providing a set of plasma heating electrodes, each of the plasma heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the plasma heating ports,
• d. introducing organic material and oxygen to the processing chamber,
• e. maintaining the processing chamber at a pressure of at least 2 atmospheres,
• f. providing electrical energy to the joule heating electrodes sufficient to form and maintain a molten glass bath within the processing chamber,
• g. providing electrical energy to the plasma heating electrodes sufficient to form a plasma and to induce reactions between the organic material and the oxygen exposed to the plasma to form synthesis gas,
• h. providing a seal to prevent pressure from inside the processing chamber from expelling organic material, oxygen or synthesis gas from the processing chamber through the port.

10) A gas products manufacturing system comprising:

• a. a processing chamber having a set of joule heating ports and a set of plasma heating ports,
• b. a set of joule heating electrodes, each of the joule heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the joule heating ports,
• c. a set of plasma heating electrodes, each of the plasma heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the plasma heating ports,
• d. wherein each of said joule and plasma heating ports includes a seal preventing pressure from inside the processing chamber from expelling material from within the processing chamber through the port.

13) A method for converting organic compounds to useful gas products comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a processing chamber having a material port, an inlet gas port, a glass drain port, a product gas port, a set of joule heating ports, and a set of plasma heating ports,
• b. providing a set of joule heating electrodes, each of the joule heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the joule heating ports,
• c. providing a set of plasma heating electrodes, each of the plasma heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the plasma heating ports,
• d. providing an air lock surrounding the material port,
• e. introducing organic material to the processing chamber through the material port,
• f. introducing oxygen to the processing chamber through the inlet gas port,
• g. operating the air lock to prevent pressure from inside the processing chamber from expelling organic material, oxygen and/or synthesis gas from the processing chamber through the material port,
• h. maintaining the processing chamber at a pressure of at least 2 atmospheres,
• i. providing electrical energy to the joule heating electrodes sufficient to form and maintain a molten glass bath within the processing chamber,
• j. providing electrical energy to the plasma heating electrodes sufficient to form a plasma and to induce reactions between the organic material and the oxygen exposed to the plasma to form synthesis gas,
• k. providing a seal to prevent pressure from inside the processing chamber from expelling organic material, oxygen or synthesis gas from the processing chamber through the ports,
• l. providing an encapsulation surrounding the product gas port to maintain pressure within the processing chamber,
• m. removing the synthesis gas through the product gas port,
• n. providing an encapsulation surrounding the glass port to control the pressure differential on each side of the glass port,
• o. removing glass from the molten glass bath through the glass port.

16) A gas products manufacturing system comprising:

• a. a processing chamber having a material port, and glass drain, an product gas port, a set of joule heating ports, and a set of plasma heating ports,
• b. a set of joule heating electrodes, each of the joule heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the joule heating ports,
• c. a set of plasma heating electrodes, each of the plasma heating electrodes penetrating the processing chamber through each of the plasma heating ports,
• d. an air lock surrounding the material port,
• e. a seal to prevent pressure from inside the processing chamber from expelling organic material, oxygen or synthesis gas from the processing chamber through the ports,
• f. an encapsulation surrounding the product gas port to maintain pressure within the processing chamber,
• g. an encapsulation surrounding the glass port to control the pressure differential on each side of the glass port.