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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Angel Sanjurjo, San Jose, CA (US);
Kazunori Matsumoto, Imizu, JP;
Carles Colominas, Vacarisses, ES;
Gopala Krishnan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Palitha Jayaweera, Fremont, CA (US);
Kai-hung Lau, Cupertino, CA (US);
Angel Sanjurjo, San Jose, CA (US);
Kazunori Matsumoto, Imizu, JP;
Carles Colominas, Vacarisses, ES;
Gopala Krishnan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Palitha Jayaweera, Fremont, CA (US);
Kai-Hung Lau, Cupertino, CA (US);
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A moving bed reactor system is provided. The system comprises at least one gas inlet, a distributor, a temperature control, a plurality of electrodes, and a spark control circuit. The spark control circuit drives the electrodes and generates a multi-arc discharge when the system is loaded with particles and a gas at approximately atmospheric pressure or greater is being pumped through the system. The multi-arc discharge is useful to create activated species which may improve the rate of a chemical reaction taking place in the moving bed reactor system.