Patent ID: 11939243
Assignee: PLASMIUS, INC
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  H | IPC C  H

Claim 16:
17. A method for flow-through-hydrodynamic-plasma-reactor-based water treatment, comprising:
providing water comprising one or more contaminants into a channel within a housing, the channel comprising an entrance into which the water enters and an exit from which the water exits, wherein an electrically conductive flow body is installed in the channel which at least some of the water encounters while flowing from the entrance to the exit, wherein the water that encounters the flow body flows around the flow body and creates a zone of turbulence after flowing around the body within which the water is in a two-phase state and comprises bubbles;
applying by a pulse generator one or more high voltage nanosecond duration pulses to the flow body and an electrode located within the channel between the flow body and the exit, wherein the application of at least one of the pulses to the flow body and the electrode initiates an ignition in the zone of turbulence of a volumetric plasma discharge that generates one or more reactive oxygen species and wherein at least some of the contaminants are oxidized upon encountering the reactive oxygen species; and
applying a magnetic field to the water within the housing by a plurality of magnets positioned on an outer surface of the housing, wherein the magnetic field causes a spiral procession of at least some of the reactive oxygen species.