A NOVEL PLASMATORCH AND ITS APPLICATION IN METHODS FOR CONVERSION OF MATTER

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel plasmatorch ( 1 ) and to its application within the field of chemicophysical conversion of matter The plasmatorch ( 1 ) comprises a pair of electrodes apart from each other, a plasma arc ( 10 ) existing between the two electrodes and a collimator ( 14 ) arranged for converging the plasma arc ( 10 ). The arcing material is stored within a special storage tank and is realised by a metal vapour, preferably by the vapour of an alkali or an alkali-earth metal.