Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PLASMA PARTICLES TO A LIQUID AND USE FOR DISINFECTING WATER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/098918
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention provides a method and apparatus for creating plasma particles and applying the plasma particles to a liquid. Liquid feedstock (e.g., water and/or hydrocarbons mixed with biomass) is pumped through a pipeline; the single-phase stream is then transformed into a biphasic liquid-and-gas stream inside a chamber. The transformation is achieved by transitioning the stream from a high pressure zone to a lower-pressure zone. The pressure drop may occur when the stream further passes through a device for atomizing liquid. Inside the chamber, an electric field is generated with an intensity level that exceeds the threshold of breakdown voltage of the biphasic medium leading to a generation of a plasma state. Furthermore, the invention provides an energy-efficient highly adaptable and versatile method and apparatus for sanitizing water using plasma particles to inactivate biological agents contaminating water.
Inventors:
ZOLEZZI-GARRETON ALFREDO (CL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2011/000433
Publication Date:
November 10, 2011
Filing Date:
February 09, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ZOLEZZI-GARRETON ALFREDO (CL)
International Classes:
H05H1/00; C02F1/00
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Other References:
See also references of EP 2534931A4
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