University of Minnesota

Other

Seagate Technology Incorporated

Shaobo Deng

Rongsheng Roger Ruan

Hongbin Ma

Paul L Chen

Ling Tony Chen

Xiangyang Lin

Donald G Robinson

Anrong Ning

Richard L Bogaard

Chuanshuang Bie

Lloyd E Metzger

Duane Pm Oyen

Philip R Goodrich

Jun Zhu

Yanling Cheng

Xiao Wu

Robert J Bowman

Xingyang Lin

Zhiping Le

Ye Wang

A process comprises feeding a stream of reactant compounds to a reactor and discharging a liquid plasma into the reactant stream in the reactor, wherein the plasma initiates or accelerates a reaction of the reactant compounds to form a product composition. The reactor can comprise one or more chambers, a high-voltage electrode positioned at a first portion of the one or more chambers, a ground electrode positioned at a second portion of the one or more chambers, and a dielectric plate between the ground electrode and the high-voltage electrode that comprises openings through which the reactant stream can pass from the first portion to the second portion or from the second portion to the first portion. Discharging the plasma can include supplying electrical power to the high-voltage electrode such that plasma is discharged where the reactant stream flows through the openings.

Liquid plasma discharge device and method for biodiesel synthesis using same

The disclosure herein describes a method for producing ammonia by introducing N, CO and water into a non-thermal plasma in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst being effective to promote the disassociation of N, CO and water to form reactants that in turn react to produce NHand CH. This disclosure also describes producing a reactive hydrogen ion or free radical by the method comprising passing water through a non-thermal plasma in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst being effective to promote the dissociation of water.

Non-thermal plasma synthesis with carbon component

A fluid treatment device and method are provided for generating an electric field across a gap between first and second electrode and for concentrating the electric field within a fluid treatment chamber located in the gap.

Dielectric barrier reactor having concentrated electric field

A method and apparatus are provided for at least partially disinfecting biological fluid of a mammal, which comprises pathogens in addition to normal cellular fractions. The method includes placing the biological fluid in a reaction volume and contacting a non-thermal plasma with the biological fluid to thereby kill at least a portion of the pathogens within the biological fluid.

Non-thermal disinfection of biological fluids using non-thermal plasma

A non-thermal plasma reactor is provided for treating a liquid with non-thermal plasma species. The reactor includes a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, a reaction volume between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet and at least one non-thermal plasma electrode adjacent to the reaction volume. The non-thermal plasma electrode is isolated physically and electrically from the flow path by a dielectric barrier.

Method and apparatus for non-thermal pasteurization of living-mammal-instillable liquids

A dielectric barrier discharge system includes first and second non-thermal plasma reactors which are coupled together in series. The first reactor includes a first surface discharge electrode which defines a first discharge path along the first surface discharge electrode. The second reactor includes second and third electrodes which are separated by a gap and define a second discharge path which extends across the gap. The system can be used to decompose hazardous compounds in a liquid or a gas, such as in power plant flue gases.

Dielectric barrier discharge system and method for decomposing hazardous compounds in fluids

An odor removal system includes an odorous gas inlet, a treated gas outlet and a gas treatment flow path from the odorous gas inlet to the treated gas outlet. A mixer is coupled in series with the gas treatment flow path and has an ozone inlet coupled to an ozone outlet of an ozone generator. A non-thermal plasma reactor is also coupled in series with the gas treatment flow path.

Odor removal system and method having ozone and non-thermal plasma treatment

Dielectric barrier discharge system and method for decomposing hazardous

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