TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: Further, a material (16) containing source of carbon, hydrogen or methane, and chemically reactive with the material (14), is provided to produce the material (15). The step of passing the electrical arc through the combustion flame facilitates a one-step chemical reaction to produce the material (15). The exposure time of the combustion flame and the resulting gas is increased to the effects of the electrical arc, to facilitate the production of the material (15). The material (14) is combusted to produce chemical flame having a major and minor dimension. Electrical arc is passed through the combustion flame to create plasma, which extends along the major dimension of the flame, and which facilitates the production of material (15). The electrical arc extends along more than 50% of a distance as measured along the major dimension of chemical flame. Sources of carbon and hydrogen are supplied and combusted with borate to produce borohydride. The plasma reduces and hydrogenates borate to produce material (15) comprising borohydride. The plasma increases the temperature of flame, and simultaneously facilitates reduction and hydrogenation of sodium borate contained in material (14) to produce sodium borohydride.Preferred Materials: The material (15) comprises borohydride, and the material (14) comprises borate. The source of carbon and hydrogen comprises elemental carbon, methane, water and other hydrocarbons. The material (14) comprises more than one compound.Preferred Reactor: The chemical reactor defines a passageway (23) having opposite ends (21,22), and the chemical flame extends into the passageway. The passageway confines the chemical flame. The electrical arc extends between the ends of the passageway. The passageway has major length dimension and minor transverse direction, such that the plasma extends along major length dimension. A chemical torch (11) is positioned near one end of the passageway, and a collection chamber (60) is positioned to the other end of the passageway. The chemical torch and collection chamber are electrically insulated from the combustion chamber, and are positioned in an electrically non-conductive orientation relative to the chemical reactor. The material (14) is supplied to the chemical torch. An electrode (41) is positioned near to one end of passageway and another electrode (42) is positioned near the other end of the passageway. Preferably, electrode (41) is positioned adjacent to the chemical torch and chemical flame, and the electrode (42) is positioned adjacent in spaced relation and downstream of the electrode (41). The electrode (42) is further located adjacent to the chemical flame. A source (43) of electricity is selectively coupled to the electrodes to generate the electrical arc, and an electrically insulating material is positioned between the electrodes. The region of chemical reactor located between the ends of passageway is cooled, and is electrically nonconductive. The material (15) is collected in the collection chamber provided at downstream of the electrode (42). The combustion assembly, the chemical reactor and the collection chamber are substantially aligned along vertical oriented axis.Preferred Properties: The high-temperature plasma has temperature of more than 5000degreesC. The temperature of chemical flame is 15% or more of the temperature of high-temperature plasma.