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WO2004050939A3
WO2004050939A3 PCT/US2003/038459 US0338459W WO2004050939A3 WO 2004050939 A3 WO2004050939 A3 WO 2004050939A3 US 0338459 W US0338459 W US 0338459W WO 2004050939 A3 WO2004050939 A3 WO 2004050939A3
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Satyendra Kumar
Devendra Kumar
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Abstract

Apparatus and methods for plasma-assisted melting are provided. In one embodiment, a plasma-assisted melting method can include: (1) adding a solid to a melting region (505), (2) forming a plasma in a cavity (510) by subjecting a gas to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency less than about 333 GHz in the presence of a plasma catalyst, wherein the cavity has a wall (525), (3) sustaining the plasma in the cavity (510) such that energy from the plasma passes through the wall (525) into the melting region (505) and melts the solid into a liquid (530), and (4) collecting the liquid. Solids that can be melted consistent with this invention can include metals, such as metal ore and scrap metal. Various plasma catalysts are also provided.
PCT/US2003/038459 2002-12-04 2003-12-04 Plasma-assisted melting Ceased WO2004050939A2 (en)

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PCT/US2003/014133 WO2003096747A2 (en) 2002-05-08 2003-05-07 Plasma heating apparatus and methods
US10/449,600 US7189940B2 (en) 2002-12-04 2003-06-02 Plasma-assisted melting
US10/449,600 2003-06-02

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