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Title: Plasma spark discharge reactor and durable electrode

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1338953

A plasma spark discharge reactor for treating water. The plasma spark discharge reactor comprises a HV electrode with a head and ground electrode that surrounds at least a portion of the HV electrode. A passage for gas may pass through the reactor to a location proximate to the head to provide controlled formation of gas bubbles in order to facilitate the plasma spark discharge in a liquid environment.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC26-07NT42677
Assignee:
Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Patent Number(s):
9,540,257
Application Number:
14/932,148
OSTI ID:
1338953
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Nov 04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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