SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PLASMA PARTIAL DISSOCIATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, AND CARBONACEOUS MATTER

摘要

A system for plasma partial dissociation of some materials may include one or more plasma reactors. Such materials may include one or more of carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, and water. The plasma reactors may include anode and cathode electrodes composed of one or more metal compositions. In a method of use, the percent dissociation of the materials by the system may depend at least in part on the metal composition of the electrodes. System products composed of partial dissociation constituents of the materials may include one or more of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, oxygen, and water. The system products may be individually stored or recirculated in the system for additional product production.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a reactor vessel having an inlet and an outlet; a plasma reactor having a divergent electrode and a divergent nozzle, wherein the divergent nozzle is in fluid communication with an interior of the reactor vessel; a power supply in electrical communication with the divergent electrode and the divergent nozzle configured to apply a voltage potential across the divergent electrode and the divergent nozzle; and a plasma reactor working gas source configured to supply a working gas to the plasma reactor, wherein the power supply is configured to apply a voltage potential across the divergent electrode and the divergent nozzle to partially dissociate the working gas.