Lots of work has been done on pyrolysis. The bogosity factor for any
related ou claims seem to me to be high, but who knows? There
appears to be utility none the less. Some additional patent
documents of possible interest relating to carbon pyrolysis:
5792325 Electric arc material processing system
5692459 Pollution-free vehicle operation
5826548 Power generation without harmful emissions
6263838 Vehicle fuel generation and pollution-free operation
US20050139463 Gaseous fuel production from aqueous slurry of carbon-
rich feedstock
US20050139464 Gaseous fuel production reactors and methods
6299738 Fuel gas production by underwater arcing
6217713 Process for producing aquafuel by using carbon fiber bundle
electrodes
US20050145476 Gaseous fuel production from fragmentary carbon-rich
feedstock
6127055 Multi-source electrical drive system
7780924 Plasma-arc-flow apparatus for submerged long lasting electric
arcs operating under high power, pressure and temperature conditions
to produce a combustible gas
US20070297954 Novel plasma-arc-flow apparatus for submerged long
lasting electric arcs operating under high power, pressure and
temperature conditions to produce a combustible gas
US20040074235 Electricity produced by CO2, air and water
6183604 Durable and efficient equipment for the production of a
combustible and non-pollutant gas from underwater arcs and method
therefor
663752 Clean burning liquid fuel produced via a self-sustaining
processing of liquid feedstock
US20030133855 Clean burning liquid fuel produced via a self-
sustaining processing of liquid feedstock [note - MagnaFuel]
6540966 Apparatus and method for recycling contaminated liquids
US20030106787 Apparatus and method for producing a clean combustible
gas with long life electrodes and multiple plasma-arc-flows
6926872 Apparatus and method for producing a clean burning
combustible gas with long life electrodes and multiple plasma-arc-flows
US20030051991 Self-sustaining equipment for the production of a clean
combustible gas via underliquid electric arcs between nonconsumable
electrodes
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/