Patent ID: 7771670
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B01D,B03C,B82Y,C01B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for treating particulates and oxidized compounds of carbon, sulfur, iron contained in an air flow, the steps comprising: supplying the air flow to a reaction zone formed between a plurality of spaced apart point source electrodes and a receptor, the receptor having a top edge and being connected to ground, the plurality of point source electrodes and the receptor being electrically insulated from each other; applying a voltage to the point source electrodes; generating atomic hydrogen adjacent to the point source electrodes; accelerating air flow between the plurality of point source electrodes and receptor, increasing collisions between atomic hydrogen and oxidized compounds forming an elemental composition; supplying a continuous film of electrically grounded water on the surface of the receptor; collecting the elemental composition in the water; and directing the air flow out of the reaction zone.