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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079971 | WASTEWATER EVAPORATION APPARATUS AND METHOD An apparatus and method for evaporating a liquid and incinerating pollutants present in the resulting vapor. The system comprises a chamber for containing a liquid, a floatable pan in the chamber comprising at least one opening to allow a portion of the liquid to enter ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110079171 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTE A waste treatment system processes waste upon the application of energy. The system includes a vessel that contains an open space. A waste feed system feeds inorganic and/or organic waste into the open space of the vessel. One or more pairs of electrodes are within the ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20090056604 | Apparatus and Method of Electric Arc Incineration A method and apparatus for incinerating a medical waste material. The method includes introducing a volume of the medical waste material into a plasma zone of a non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090020049 | WASTE DISPOSING APPARATUS The present invention relates to a waste disposing apparatus that, rather than using incineration, uses a system wherein heat is applied to a magnetic field generated by compounded granulated ores to promote the occurrence and activation of plasma, resulting in the main... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080286169 | Device and Method for Destroying Liquid, Powder or Gaseous Waste Using an Inductively Coupled Plasma The invention relates to a thermal destruction process for at least one organic or halogenated organic product in liquid, gaseous or powder form. The process includes
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| 20070289509 | Method and apparatus for plasma gasification of waste materials A method and apparatus for plasma gasification of waste materials consisting of organic and inorganic portions is provided which includes a refractory-lined reactor vessel, a feeder mechanism, and a DC electrode device. The refractory-lined reactor vessel has a processi... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070272131 | Two-Stage Plasma Process For Converting Waste Into Fuel Gas And Apparatus Therefor A two-step gasification process and apparatus for the conversion of solid or liquid organic waste into clean fuel, suitable for use in a gas engine or a gas burner, is described. The waste is fed initially into a primary gasifier, which is a graphite arc furnace. Within... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070258869 | Residue Conditioning System The present invention provides a system for converting the residue of a carbonaceous feedstock gasification or incineration process into an inert slag and a gas having a heating value. The residue is converted by plasma heating in a refractory-lined residue conditioning... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070251434 | Cyclonic Plasma Pyrolysis/Vitrification System The present invention relates to a cyclonic plasma pyrolysis/vitrification system pyrolyzing and vitrifying waste materials into exhaust gas and slag using a plasma torch. The plasma torch circulates the exhaust gas in a main reactor with a maximum circulating power by ... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070199485 | Method and apparatus of treating waste A waste treatment system processes waste upon the application of energy. The system includes a vessel, and a plurality of plasma torches. Organic and/or inorganic waste may be introduced into the vessel, and the plasma torches may supply energy to treat the waste. The v... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070095258 | Feeding system for plasma melting-furnace The present invention provides a feeding system which operates under an environment of negative pressure on feeding waste materials to prevent contaminant of a plasma furnace from leakage and so can be used in related industries of processing radioactive wastes. ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070012231 | Systems and methods for integrated plasma processing of waste Systems and methods of integrating plasma waste processing are described. An integreted energy generation system provided with a fossil fuel power plant system having a combustion chamber and a plasma waste processing system having an output. The integrated energy gener... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060272559 | Modular plasma ARC waste vitrification system An improved plasma arc waste processing system has a crucible formed in a horizontally elongated shape with a low-ceiling-height plenum space above a melt pool and a waste input feed arranged sideways into the crucible. The plenum space conducts the off-gases through a ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060144305 | Method and apparatus for plasma gasification of waste materials A method and apparatus for plasma gasification of waste materials consisting of organic and inorganic portions is provided which includes a refractory-lined reactor vessel, a feeder mechanism, and a DC electrode device. The refractory-lined reactor vessel has a processi... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060086294 | Apparatus for processing waste with distribution/mixing chamber for oxidising fluid A waste processing apparatus for processing a column of waste in a processing chamber having one or more gas outlets at an upper part thereof and one or more plasma torches an output end thereof extending into a lower part of the chamber. The apparatus is characterised ... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060075945 | Oxygen enhanced plasma waste treatment system and method A method and apparatus that improves the efficiency of waste processing in waste treatment systems utilizing a high temperature plasma as the a energy source by delivering pressurized oxygen to the waste products while the waste products are exposed to the high temperat... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060065172 | Method and apparatus for treating waste An apparatus for treating waste includes a vessel and DC and/or AC plasma torches with a variable flame mounted with the vessel. The flames generated by the torches can be adjusted depending on the characteristics of the waste being treated. Waste can be introduced into... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20050257722 | Furnace device for eliminating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) This invention relates to a furnace device for eliminating volatile organic compounds in exhaust gas. The furnace device has a hollow body (10) with a gas inlet (13) and a gas outlet (11), a positioning device (20) mounted inside the body ( 11/24/2005 | |
| 20050204969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTE An apparatus for treating waste includes a vessel and AC plasma torches with a variable flame mounted with the vessel. The flames generated by the torches can be adjusted depending on the characteristics of the waste being treated. Waste can be introduced into the vesse... | 09/22/2005 |
