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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (US);
Inventors:
Qi Hua Fan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mukul Kumar Dubey, Pasadena, CA (US);
Zhengrong Gu, Brookings, SD (US);
Assignee:
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/08 (2006.01); H01G 11/34 (2013.01); B01J 19/08 (2006.01); H01G 11/86 (2013.01); H01G 11/38 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 11/34 (2013.01); B01J 19/088 (2013.01); C01B 31/086 (2013.01); H01G 11/38 (2013.01); H01G 11/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for using plasma to activate biochar is disclosed where reactive gas(es) are excited by external power; biochar set on a sample holder is electrically biased or set at a floating potential so that charged particles of a certain type are attracted to the biochar, leading to intensive chemical reactions.