Title:
PLASMA MICROREACTOR APPARATUS, STERILISATION UNIT AND ANALYSER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/079351
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Apparatus for the production of a product gas (eg hydrogen and ozone) comprises: a supply of reactant gas (eg oxygen and steam) (14); a pair of electrodes (24) with a space between them of less than 1 mm (28); a conduit to lead the reactant gas from the source through the space between the electrodes; a power source (26) to apply a voltage across the electrodes to dissociate the reactant gas and ultimately permit formation of product gas; and a conduit (40) to supply the product gas to an outlet. A sterilisation unit for water treatment employs such apparatus and includes a fluidic oscillator to oscillate the flow of oxygen and/or ozone, and wherein said outlet comprises a plurality of orifices (42) to be submerged in said water and for the purpose of forming micro bubbles of ozone. An analyser for detecting large organic molecules in eg air can employ the ozone generator to breakdown the large molecule into simpler and easier- to- detect-and- identify molecules.
Inventors:
ZIMMERMAN WILLIAM BAUER JAY (GB)
LOZANO PARADA JAIME HUMBERTO (CO)
LOZANO PARADA JAIME HUMBERTO (CO)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2010/050012
Publication Date:
March 31, 2011
Filing Date:
January 06, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV SHEFFIELD (GB)
ZIMMERMAN WILLIAM BAUER JAY (GB)
LOZANO PARADA JAIME HUMBERTO (CO)
ZIMMERMAN WILLIAM BAUER JAY (GB)
LOZANO PARADA JAIME HUMBERTO (CO)
International Classes:
B01J19/00
Foreign References:
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Other References:
BECKER K H ET AL: "TOPICAL REVIEW; Microplasmas and applications", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D. APPLIED PHYSICS, IOP PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, GB, vol. 39, no. 3, 7 February 2006 (2006-02-07), pages R55 - R70, XP020095036, ISSN: 0022-3727, DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/3/R01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LUNT, Mark (Fountain PrecinctBalm Green,Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 2JA, GB)
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