Multi-zone waste processing reactor system

An apparatus including a reactor for treating waste, comprising:

• a first reactor chamber in the reactor containing a first reactor bed, wherein the waste is reacted to yield a first reaction product in the first reactor bed and a first effluent outside of the first reactor bed;
• a plasma torch heater for heating the first reactor chamber;
• a waste inlet through which waste is deliverable into the first reactor chamber;
• a second reactor chamber in the reactor, containing a second reactor bed, for receiving and reacting at least a portion of the first effluent, wherein the first effluent is reacted to yield a second reaction product in the second reactor bed and a second effluent outside of the second reactor bed, the second reactor bed being separated from the first reactor bed such that the first reaction product in the first reactor bed is prevented from flowing into the second reactor bed;
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• a second heater for heating the second reactor chamber.

An apparatus including a reactor for treating waste, comprising:

• a first reactor chamber in the reactor containing a first reactor bed, wherein the waste is reacted to yield a first reaction product in the first reactor bed and a first effluent outside of the first reactor bed;
• a plasma torch heater for heating the first reactor chamber;
• a liquid waste inlet through which liquid waste containing an organic compound is deliverable into the first reactor chamber;
• a second reactor chamber in the reactor, containing a second reactor bed, for receiving and reacting at least a portion of the first effluent, wherein the first effluent is reacted to yield a second reaction product in the second reactor bed and a second effluent outside of the second reactor bed, the second reactor bed being separated from the first reactor bed such that the first reaction product in the first reactor bed is prevented from flowing into the second reactor bed;
• a second heater for heating the second reactor chamber;
• a shadow wall disposed between the first and second reactor chambers having openings through which the first effluent flows to reach the second reactor chamber;
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• an effluent processing system for processing the second effluent.