Patent ID: 7811537

Claim:
A method for cleaning air prior to input to an enclosure, the method comprising: providing a supercritical water reactor (SCWR); providing an air flow control device; providing an air analysis device; receiving raw air from outside the enclosure via said air flow control device, said raw air comprising oxygen and at least one organic contaminant; providing said raw air, via said air flow control device, to said SCWR; providing input water to said SCWR; placing said water in a supercritical state thereby dissolving said contaminant into said water; allowing said oxygen in said raw air to oxidize said contaminant creating an effluent stream comprising remaining oxygen from said raw air, water and oxidation outputs; removing said effluent stream from said supercritical state; separating said water from said oxidation outputs and said oxygen; determining the composition of said oxidation outputs via said air analysis device; adjusting the amount of said raw air provided to said SCWR by the air flow control device based on the determined composition of said oxidation outputs such that said remaining oxygen is at or above a predetermined level; and providing, via said air analysis device, said oxidation outputs and said remaining oxygen as output air to within the enclosure.