ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY-INITIATED PLASMA REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

There is provided a method of processing a reaction product generated from a plasma-based reactive process within a material processing zone of a reactor. The method includes supplying a first electromagnetic energy, from a first energy source, to a flowing primary gaseous feed material, such that at least a fraction of the flowing primary gaseous feed material is excited by the supplied first electromagnetic energy into a first plasma within a first plasma zone, and such that at least a fraction of the flowing primary gaseous feed material is converted to a first plasma zone-conditioned product while flowing through the first plasma and the first plasma zone-conditioned product is flowed to a downstream reaction zone, wherein the flowing of the first plasma zone-conditioned product is effected through a fluid passage that effects fluid communication between the first plasma zone and the downstream reaction zone. A second gaseous material is then introduced to the downstream reaction zone. The first plasma zone-conditioned product is contacted with the second gaseous material within the downstream reaction zone. The geometry of the fluid pas sage at least upstream of the downstream reaction zone inhibits, or substantially inhibits, the supplied first electromagnetic energy from propagating from the first plasma zone to the downstream reaction zone.

主权项

1. A method of processing a reaction product generated from a plasma-based reactive process within a material processing zone of a reactor, comprising:
supplying a first electromagnetic energy, from a first energy source, to a flowing primary gaseous feed material, such that at least a fraction of the flowing primary gaseous feed material is excited by the supplied first electromagnetic energy into a first plasma within a first plasma zone, and such that at least a fraction of the flowing primary gaseous feed material is converted to a first plasma zone-conditioned product while flowing through the first plasma and the first plasma zone-conditioned product is flowed to a downstream reaction zone, wherein the flowing of the first plasma zone-conditioned product is effected through a fluid passage that effects fluid communication between the first plasma zone and the downstream reaction zone; introducing a second gaseous material to the downstream reaction zone; and contacting the first plasma zone-conditioned product with the second gaseous material within the downstream reaction zone; wherein a geometry of the fluid passage at least upstream of the downstream reaction zone inhibits, or substantially inhibits, the supplied first electromagnetic energy from propagating from the first plasma zone to the downstream reaction zone.