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patent · US6630113

Methods and apparatus for treating waste

7 October 2003

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This patent is cited by material in the archive, so it is indexed here by number, title and inventor. The archive holds no copy of its text.

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Abstract

Methods and apparatus for treating waste are provided. Waste is converted in an arc plasma-joule heated melter system utilizing one or more arc plasma electrodes and a plurality of joule heating electrodes. The arc plasma electrode(s) can be configured for operation utilizing AC or DC power, or for switching between AC and DC power. The arc plasma electrodes can also be configured for independent arc voltage and arc current control. The joule heating circuits are configured f...

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
1999-09-09
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
2003-10-07
Inventors
Jeffrey E. Surma; Integrated Environmental Technologies LLC