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An improved plasma arc waste processing system has a crucible formed in a horizontally elongated shape with a low-ceiling-height plenum space above a melt pool and a waste input feed arranged sideways into the crucible. The plenum space conducts the off-gases through a channel into a horizontally adjacent, thermal resonant chamber. The combined volume of the plenum space and thermal resonant chamber provides a high ratio of plenum volume to surface area of melt pool for efficient pyrolization of waste at high throughput rates. The crucible and other system components can be arranged in standard sized cargo containers, to be modularly transported and assembled in populated areas or transported to and from remote areas, such as in medical crisis zones, military deployments, and war zones. As a further improvement, a water injector is used to inject water into the plasma field to remove excess carbon and form useful gas byrpoducts.

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