Patent ID: 7232552

Claim:
An apparatus for decomposing perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), the apparatus comprising: a cylindrical external electrode unit which defines a flow space therein and through which PFCs can flow; a hollow internal electrode unit disposed within the flow space of the external electrode unit such that a reaction space is defined between the internal electrode unit and the external electrode unit, the internal electrode unit including coaxial annuli each having a plurality of implanter pole members, and annular guide members respectively interposed between each adjacent pair of the annuli, the implanter pole members of each annulus of said annuli protruding outwardly at the outer periphery of the annulus and spaced along the annulus in the circumferential direction thereof, and each of the pole members having a sharp tip so as to act as an electrode, and the thickness of each of the annular guide members being 2.5 to 3.5 times greater than the thickness of each adjacent pair of the annuli between which the annular guide member is disposed; and a voltage supply unit electrically connected to the internal electrode unit and configured to apply an alternating voltage to the internal electrode unit, whereby the alternating voltage is of sufficient potential and frequency as to generate within the reaction space electrical energy capable of decomposing PFCs.