Methods and apparatuses for converting carbon dioxide and treating waste material

An apparatus, comprising:

• an inlet port that receives carbon dioxide;
• a material injection port that receives a waste material that is solid or liquid, wherein the waste material has a reactant;
• a mixing chamber, wherein the inlet port is connected to the mixing chamber and the inlet port supplies the carbon dioxide to the mixing chamber, wherein the material injection port is connected to the mixing chamber and the material injection port supplies the waste material to the mixing chamber, and wherein the mixing chamber combines the carbon dioxide and the waste material to form a reaction mixture;
• a helical reaction chamber that comprises a pipe coiled in a helix, wherein the helical reaction chamber is connected to the mixing chamber, and wherein the helical reaction chamber receives the reaction mixture supplied from the mixing chamber;
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• a high energy electron beam generator that generates a high energy electron beam, wherein the high energy electron beam generator irradiates the reaction mixture only within the helical reaction chamber, and wherein the high energy electron beam initiates a reaction between the carbon dioxide and the reactant in the waste material to form a reaction product.

An apparatus, comprising:

• an inlet port that receives carbon dioxide;
• a material injection port that receives a material having a reactant, wherein the material is solid, liquid or combination of solid and liquid;
• a helical reaction chamber that comprises a pipe coiled in a helix, wherein the helical reaction chamber receives the carbon dioxide from the inlet port and also receives the material from the material injection port, wherein the helical reaction chamber combines the carbon dioxide and the material to form a reaction mixture, and wherein the helical reaction chamber is the only chamber of the apparatus;
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• a high energy electron beam generator that generates a high energy electron beam, wherein the high energy electron beam generator irradiates the reaction mixture within the helical reaction chamber, and wherein the high energy electron beam initiates a reaction between the carbon dioxide and the reactant in the material to form a reaction product.