Claims
- 1. A method of decomposing an organic halide comprising:generating a first thermal plasma by irradiating an argon gas with a microwave; and replacing the argon gas with a gas other than an argon gas, containing the organic halide, after generating said first thermal plasma, and generating a second thermal plasma by irradiating the gas with the microwave, thereby decomposing the organic halide.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein alkali water is sprayed into the thermal plasma of the gas containing the organic halide, thereby decomposing the organic halide and making a product harmless.
- 3. The method according to 1, wherein said organic halide is fluorohydrocarbon.
- 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said fluorohydrocarbon is dichlorodifluoromethane.
- 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said fluorohydrocarbon is tetrafluoroethane.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/602,297, filed Jun. 23, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,340,863, which is incorporated herein by reference and is a continuation of Application No. PCT/JP99/05862, filed Oct. 22, 1999.
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