Systems and methods for producing fuel from parallel processed syngas

A method of synthesizing syngas comprising:

• providing a system for synthesizing syngas comprising:
• a first primary processing chamber comprising:
• at least one first plasma torch,
• a first source of a first ionizing working gas for introduction into the at least one first plasma torch,
• a first oxygen outlet,
• a hydrogen gas outlet, and
• a water vapor outlet,
• a second primary processing chamber in operable communication with a source of oxygen through the first oxygen outlet, comprising:
• at least one second plasma torch,
• a second source of a second ionizing working gas for introduction into the at least one second plasma torch,
• a second oxygen outlet,
• a carbon monoxide gas outlet, and
• a carbon dioxide gas outlet, and
• a mixing component in fluid communication with the hydrogen gas outlet and the carbon dioxide gas outlet;
• introducing the first ionizing working gas into the at least one first plasma torch, thereby forming at least one first plasma;
• introducing water into the first primary processing chamber from a water source;
• contacting the water with the at least one first plasma, thereby forming hydrogen gas;
• causing the first processing chamber to emit the hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas outlet;
• introducing the second ionizing working gas into the at least one second plasma torch, thereby forming at least one second plasma;
• introducing carbon dioxide gas into the second primary processing chamber from a carbon dioxide source;
• contacting the carbon dioxide gas with the at least one second plasma, thereby forming carbon monoxide gas;
• causing the second processing chamber to emit the carbon monoxide gas from the carbon monoxide gas outlet;
• and
• combining the hydrogen gas and the carbon monoxide gas by the mixing component to produce a syngas.

A method of synthesizing a fuel comprising:

• providing a system for synthesizing syngas comprising:
• a first primary processing chamber comprising:
• at least one first plasma torch,
• a first source of a first ionizing working gas for introduction into the at least one first plasma torch,
• a first oxygen outlet,
• a hydrogen gas outlet, and
• a water vapor outlet,
• a second primary processing chamber in operable communication with a source of oxygen through the first oxygen outlet, comprising:
• at least one second plasma torch,
• a second source of a second ionizing working gas for introduction into the at least one second plasma torch,
• a second oxygen outlet,
• a carbon monoxide gas outlet, and
• a carbon dioxide gas outlet, and
• a mixing component in fluid communication with the hydrogen gas outlet and the carbon dioxide gas outlet;
• introducing the first ionizing working gas into the at least one first plasma torch, thereby forming at least one first plasma;
• introducing water into the first primary processing chamber from a water source;
• contacting the water with the at least one first plasma, thereby forming hydrogen gas;
• causing the first processing chamber to emit the hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas outlet;
• introducing the second ionizing working gas into the at least one second plasma torch, thereby forming at least one second plasma;
• introducing carbon dioxide gas into the second primary processing chamber from a carbon dioxide source;
• contacting the carbon dioxide gas with the at least one second plasma, thereby forming carbon monoxide gas;
• causing the second processing chamber to emit the carbon monoxide gas from the carbon monoxide gas outlet;
• and
• reacting the hydrogen gas and the carbon monoxide gas in a reaction system thereby producing a fuel.