Chemical reaction apparatus and method
OwnerJerome H. Lemelsoninventor
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Abstract
This invention concerns an apparatus and method for reacting on matter, particularly to change its chemical properties and to create chemical reactions with respect to such matter by introducing the matter into a reaction chamber as one or more streams of particles, gas, liquid or plasma or a combination of such forms of matter and reacting on such matter by directing one or more beams of radiant energy, such as coherent light energy generated by a laser or a plurality of lasers wherein such radiant energy serves to initiate or complete the desired chemical reaction.
Claims20
Chemical reaction apparatus comprising in combination:
- (a) first means for forming a first stream of first matter and flowing said first matter in a given direction along a selected path,
- (b) second means for generating a beam of collimated coherent radiation,
- (c) third means for directing said collimated radiation beam along a path to cause it to intersect said stream of matter and to transfer sufficient energy of said beam to a quantity of said matter so as to effect a chemical change in said matter,
- (d) fourth means for controlling the conveyance of said first matter after it has undergone a reaction as a result of the transfer of energy thereto from said radiation beam to carry the products of reaction to a select location.
A method for creating a chemical reaction comprising:
- controllably directing a fluid as a stream of fluent material along a select path, which path intersects a reaction zone, so as to present molecules of said fluent material in a flow thereof through said reaction zone, and
- as said fluent material passes through said reaction zone, generating and directing a collimated beam of intense radiation along a path which intersects said reaction zone such that the radiation of said beam passes through said reaction zone while molecules of said fluid are present in said reaction zone and transferring sufficient radiation from said beam to said molecules while in said reaction zone to cause said molecules to partake in a chemical reaction while located in said reaction zone.
A method for creating a chemical reaction comprising:
- (a) generating a beam of collimated radiation having sufficient intensity and energy for effecting a chemical reaction with respect to matter when said beam is caused to intersect said matter and directing said beam along a select path,
- (b) controllably flowing a stream of fluent material containing particles of matter along at least a portion of the select path along which said beam is directed, such that radiation of said beam will be transferred to particles of said matter during a substantial portion of the travel of said particles along said select path, and
- (c) causing radiation of said collimated beam to react on said particles in said stream as said particles travel said select path and to change the state of said particles and cause said particles to partake in a chemical reaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.