Plasma method and apparatus for the production of compounds from gas mixtures, particularly useful for the production of nitric oxides from atmospheric air
OwnerMoshe Alamaroinventor
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for the production of compounds from gas mixture by the plasma method, particularly useful for the production of nitric oxides from atmospheric air as a step in producing synthetic nitrogenous fertilizer. According to the novel method, a supersonic speed is imparted to the gaseous medium flowing through the reactor in which an electrical discharge is produced, and at least part of the energy of the gaseous medium exiting from the reactor is converted into electrical energy.
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A process for the formation of compounds from a gaseous medium by the plasma method, in which an electrical discharge is effected in a reactor into which the gaseous medium is fed such as to cause a chemical reaction, characterized in that the gas flow is at supersonic speed within said reactor, and at least part of the energy of the gaseous medium exiting from the reactor is converted into electrical energy.
Apparatus for the formation of compounds from a gaseous medium by the plasma method, in which an electrical discharge is effected in a reactor through which the gaseous medium is fed such as to cause a chemical reaction, characterized in that said apparatus includes means for increasing the flow velocity of the gaseous medium to supersonic within said reactor;
- and means for converting at least a part of the energy of the gaseous medium exiting from the reactor into electrical energy.
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