A high voltage discharge between two electrodes generating a plasma is disposed within a reactor chamber. Hydrocarbon gas and conductive liquid are passed over one or more electrodes, such that the conductive liquid cools the electrodes and avoids fouling. Such a discharge may result in hydrogen gas and additional carbon containing coproducts which may be used, released, or sequestered.

A system and method for converting a common hydrogen-based input fluid into an proton-rich ionic fluid (PRIF) comprising an overabundance of hydrogen H.sub.1+ protons is disclosed. This conversion occurs in the absence of elevated temperatures or pressures, so that the resulting output fluid is suitable for shipping or storage at Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP). Some practical usages for the PRIF include 1) AMMONIA MANUFACTURING WITHOUT HABER-BOSCH; 2) CRUDE OIL IMPROVEMENT (API LIFT); 3) MOLECULAR ENHANCEMENT OF HYDROCARBON; and 4) DESULFURIZATION (distillate upgrade).

The system for plasma dissociation of hydrocarbons is a plasma-based system for dissociating a feed gas, such as a hydrocarbon gas, and recombining the components thereof into desired materials. The system for plasma dissociation of hydrocarbons includes a chamber having a plasma inlet and a plasma source for projecting a plasma through the plasma inlet into an interior of the chamber. A rotating member is mounted in the interior of the chamber and the rotating member is driven to rotate by a motor or the like such that the plasma impinges on a surface of the rotating member while the rotating member is rotating to form a solid material. The solid material falls from the rotating member under the force of gravity and/or centrifugal force while it is rotating and is collected on an interior floor surface of the chamber.