Low Cost, Efficient Microcavity Plasma Ozone Generation for Water Remediation and Air Purification
Abstract
EP PURIFICATION, INC. and the University of Illinois have formed a team to pursue the demonstration and commercialization of low cost, large arrays of microcavity plasmas capable of producing ozone efficiently. During this Phase I program experimental testing of several microplasma ozone generators in Phase I showed clearly that efficiencies much larger than those anticipated at the outset of the program are attainable. Efficiencies of 160 g/kWh were realized for O3 concentrations of tens of g/Nm3. The most promising results were measured with a stacked 36 microchannel array (parallel processing reactor for large scale ozone generation) for which efficiencies above 150 g/kWh were observed. The results of the Phase I program demonstrate that microplasma technology will match or surpass conventional corona discharge reactors in efficiency.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA581663
Entities
People
- Cyrus M. Herring