Patent ID: 6565716
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B01J,H05H

Abstract:
A method of decomposing a compound in a fluid, the method comprising:a) passing the fluid along a first surface discharge electrode in a pretreatment non-thermal plasma reactor, wherein the first surface discharge electrode comprises a first discharge surface with a first set of conductors with alternating polarity along the first discharge surface; b) electrically exciting the first surface discharge electrode to generate a first surface plasma in the fluid along the first surface discharge electrode; c) removing solid compounds produced from the fluid in step b) within the pretreatment plasma reactor through a solid compound outlet; d) passing the fluid through a gap between second and third oppositely polarized volume discharge electrodes in a main non-thermal plasma reactor; and e) electrically exciting the second and third oppositely polarized volume discharge electrodes to generate a second plasma in the fluid across the gap.