Microwave Plasma Torch

While our broader plasma capabilities cover a wide range of reactor environments, our specialized plasma torch systems provide highly focused, intense thermal energy for direct material interaction. By generating a concentrated, high-enthalpy plasma plume, the torch acts as a highly versatile engineering tool capable of driving complex reactions, delivering localized energy exactly where the chemical process requires it.

Key capabilities

• Concentrated, high-enthalpy atmospheric plasma plume generation
• Direct thermal interaction for rapid solid and powder modification
• High-temperature cracking and reforming of hydrocarbons and fluorinated gases
• Direct injection and conversion of liquid precursors in the active plasma zone
• Modular integration with multiphase dosing, quenching, and filtration units
• Scalable microwave plasma operation (2.45 GHz and 915 MHz platforms)

Technical Focus

• Solid Feedstock Modification: By exposing solid bulk materials or powders directly to the torch plume, we achieve rapid structural activation and precise surface property modifications, which is ideal for advanced material treatments and catalyst engineering.
• Gas-Phase Conversions: We utilize the extreme conditions of the torch to efficiently crack and reform alkanes and other complex hydrocarbons into high-value products. In particular, we hold deep specialized expertise in managing and executing demanding fluorinated chemistry processes.
• Liquid Precursor Reactions: Our systems are designed for the precise injection of liquid feedstocks directly into the active plasma zone, enabling continuous, high-energy chemical syntheses and unique product formations that cannot be achieved through conventional thermal methods.

Achievements

InVerTec designs and operates modular pilot-scale microwave plasma torch platforms (2.45 GHz, scalable to 915 MHz) coupled with custom-engineered peripheral units, including multiphase dosing systems, temperature-control sections, rapid gas/particle quenching, and hot-gas filters:

• Fluorinated Monomer & Carbon Synthesis: Successfully developed atmospheric-pressure microwave plasma processes for the conversion of fluorinated gases into high-value fluorinated monomers (2025) and the synthesis of carbon black from liquid and gaseous organic precursors.
• Mineral Powder Expansion (Hollow Glass Microspheres): Engineered and validated a microwave plasma-based thermal process for the expansion and functional treatment of fine glass powders into hollow glass microspheres, including reactor engineering and full mass and energy balance evaluations (2025).