Combined surface and volume plasma generation for gas treatment
The technology comprises a modular, scalable electrode architecture for generating and selectively controlling surface and volume non-thermal dielectric barrier discharges for the treatment of flowing gases.
Challenge
Clean air and clean gases are of high importance for many industrial applications and processes. The purification of air with plasma can be used for germ inactivation and for cleaning of industrial exhaust air. The air to be treated is often passed through a discharge chamber, so that purification effects are achieved through a combination of plasma generation and surface discharge. In case of single-phase purification systems, a period can occur during which no plasma can ignite. Consequently, pollutants – especially at high air velocities – can pass through without plasma ignition and without any purification taking place. Generating the largest possible plasma volumes can be challenging by means of volume discharges, especially when high system stability is required in combination with high efficiency.
Our Solution
Advantages
- Combined surface and volume plasma discharge
- Phase control of electrode pairs
- Ceramic multi-capillaries
- Gas gap as an actively controllable reaction space
- Adjustable plasma distribution
- Modular scalability with multiple process windows
- Aerodynamic flow control
- Atmospheric pressure opertation
- Electrically switchable operating modes
- Potential for sensor concepts
- Potential efficient purification concepts in harsh environment
Applications
- Air purification
- Exhaust and hot gas treatment
- Disinfection and hygienic air treatment
Development Status
Patent Status
- Patent holder: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/ Göttingen (Germany)
Contact
- Dr. Mirza Mackovic
- IP & Innovation Manager Technology
- mmackovic@sciencebridge.de
- +49 551 30724 153
- CPA-2720-HAWK
