NOVELTY - A chemical reactor (10) comprises a combustion assembly for receiving a first material (14), and combusting the first material to produce a combustion flame (24); a chemical reactor positioned adjacent to the combustion assembly, and which receives the combustion flame; and an electrical arc (45) which passes through the combustion flame to create a high temperature plasma (46), and where the plasma is formed in a fashion so as to increase the residency time of the combustion flame within the plasma, and to facilitate the chemical reaction of the first material into a second material.    USE - As a chemical reactor (claimed) for conversion of first material which includes a sodium borate or sodium metaborate to a second material which includes sodium borohydride.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor provides sodium borohydride that has large amounts of hydrogen that is selectively released for combustion in internal combustion engines or to power fuel cells; and is economic, cost effective, thus avoiding manufacturing of costly chemical torch assemblies having relatively large footprints and utilizing plasma systems which utilize increasing amounts of electricity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A chemical reactor (10) comprises a combustion assembly for receiving a first material (14), and combusting the first material to produce a combustion flame (24); a chemical reactor positioned adjacent to the combustion assembly, and which receives the combustion flame; an electrical arc (45) which passes through the combustion flame to create a high temperature plasma (46), and where the plasma is formed in a fashion so as to increase the residency time of the combustion flame within the plasma, and to facilitate the chemical reaction of the first material into a second material; collection chamber; first electrode borne; second electrode borne; source of electricity; and electrically insulative material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows longitudinal, vertical, sectional view of a chemical reactor.    Chemical reactor (10)    First material (14)    Combustion flame (24)    Electrical arc (45)    High temperature plasma (46)