Rotating arc plasma jet and method of use for chemical synthesis and chemical by-products abatements

A chemical synthesis apparatus comprising:

• a processing chamber configured to generate an arc therein;
• a secondary chamber in communication with said processing chamber;
• a magnetic field generator selectively generating a magnetic field in said processing chamber, said magnetic field inducing said arc to rotate in said processing chamber;
• at least one injection port, said injection port for injecting at least two mediums into said processing chamber and into said rotating arc whereby said rotating arc transforms said mediums into plasma whereby the elements comprising each medium are energized to a more reactive state and consequently associate to form a desired compound, said compound thereafter flowing into said secondary chamber;
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• said secondary chamber configured to expand and quench said compound when said compound flows into said secondary chamber to stabilize said compound.

A chemical processing apparatus comprising:

• a processing chamber;
• a secondary chamber in communication with said processing chamber;
• an anode positioned in said processing chamber;
• a cathode positioned in said processing chamber, said anode and said cathode generating an arc therebetween when coupled to a power source;
• a magnetic field generator selectively generating a magnetic field in said processing chamber, said magnetic field inducing said arc to rotate in said processing chamber;
• at least one injection port, said injection port for injecting at least one medium into said processing chamber and into said rotating arc whereby said rotating arc transforms said medium into plasma whereby the chemical constituents comprising said medium are energized and become disassociated, the chemical constituents thereafter flowing into said secondary chamber;
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• said secondary chamber including an expanded portion at an outlet of said processing chamber and a second injection port for injecting a quenching medium into said secondary chamber to quench said chemical constituents when said plasma is in said expanded portion to reduce the temperature of said chemical constituents substantially simultaneously with expansion of the chemical constituents, said expanded portion increasing the volume of said chemical constituents thereby further reducing the temperature of the chemical constituents to stabilize the chemical constituents in their disassociated state.

A chemical processing apparatus comprising:

• a processing chamber;
• a secondary chamber in communication with said processing chamber;
• an anode positioned in said processing chamber;
• a cathode positioned in said processing chamber, said anode and said cathode generating an arc therebetween when coupled to a power source;
• a magnetic field generator selectively generating a magnetic field in said processing chamber, said magnetic field inducing said arc to rotate in said processing chamber;
• at least one injection port, said injection port for injecting at least one medium into said processing chamber and into said rotating arc whereby said rotating arc transforms said medium into plasma whereby the chemical constituents comprising said medium are energized and become disassociated, the chemical constituents thereafter flowing into said secondary chamber;
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• said secondary chamber including an expanded portion and a second injection port for injecting a quenching medium into said secondary chamber to quench said chemical constituents when said plasma is in said secondary chamber to reduce the temperature of said chemical constituents, said expanded portion being adjacent said processing chamber and increasing the volume of said chemical constituents thereby further reducing the temperature of the chemical constituents to stabilize the chemical constituents in their disassociated state, wherein said second injection port injects into said expanded portion.

A method of chemical abatement comprising the steps of:

• generating a rotating arc;
• exposing a waste medium to the rotating arc to disassociate the chemical constituents of the waste medium into a non-toxic form;
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• quenching the chemical constituents in the non-toxic form to stabilize the disassociated state of the chemical constituents.

The method of chemical synthesis comprising the steps of:

• generating a rotating arc;
• exposing at least two mediums to the rotating arc to energize the mediums to a more reactive state whereby the mediums associate to form a chemical compound;
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• quenching the chemical compound to stabilize the chemical compound in its existing form.

A chemical processing apparatus comprising:

• a processing chamber configured to generate a solid plasma disc;
• a secondary chamber in communication with said processing chamber;
• at least one injection port for introducing one chosen from (a) at least one waste medium into said processing chamber and into said plasma disc whereby said plasma disc disassociates the chemical constituents comprising the waste medium into a non-toxic form and transforms the chemical constituents into a plasma, the plasma thereafter flowing into said secondary chamber and (b) at least two mediums into said processing chamber and into said solid plasma disc whereby said solid plasma disc transforms said mediums into plasma whereby the elements comprising each medium are energized to a more reactive state and consequently associate to form a desired compound, said compound thereafter flowing into said secondary chamber;
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• said secondary chamber configured to expand and quench the plasma substantially simultaneously when the plasma is in said secondary chamber.