Application US20130330229

PLASMA SYSTEM FOR AIR STERILIZATION
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US20130330229

1. A modular system for inactivating biological agents in a gaseous medium, comprising: (2) (3)

a series of fluidically-coupled non-thermal plasma generators, each of said non-thermal plasma generators capable of the following:

receiving a gaseous medium; contacting a gaseous medium with a non-thermal plasma to give rise to a plasma-treated gaseous medium; and discharging said plasma-treated gaseous medium,

wherein the plasma-treated gaseous medium of at least one of the non-thermal plasma generators is capable of being received by at least one other non-thermal plasma generator.

2. The modular system of claim 1 further comprising one or more sub-systems disposed in series with at least one of said non-thermal plasma generators. (6) (0)

9. The modular system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said non-thermal plasma generators is a dielectric barrier discharge device. (0)

10. A modular system for inactivating biological agents in a gaseous medium, comprising: (1) (4)

a series of fluidically-coupled non-thermal plasma generators, each of said non-thermal plasma generators comprising the following:

an entrance port capable of receiving a gaseous medium; and

an exit port capable of discharging plasma-treated gaseous medium from the plasma generator,

wherein the series of fluidically-coupled non-thermal plasma generators is configured such that at least one of the discharge ports of one non-thermal plasma generators is fluidically coupled to the entrance port of at least one other non-thermal plasma generator.

11. The modular system of claim 10, wherein at least one of said non-thermal plasma generators is a dielectric barrier discharge device. (3) (0)

12. The modular system of claim 11, in which one or more sub-systems are connected to the dielectric barrier discharge device. (6) (0)

13. The sub-system of claim 12, wherein of the sub-system includes a water mist injector sub-system, configured to inject water mist into one or more of the gaseous mediums. (0)

14. The sub-system of claim 12, wherein said sub-system includes a heater, configured for heating the gaseous medium. (0)

15. The sub-system of claim 12, wherein said sub-system includes a filter. (0)

16. The sub-system of claim 12, wherein said sub-system includes an organic vapor injector for injecting organic vapor into the gaseous medium. (0)

17. The sub-system of claim 12, wherein said sub-system includes a UV or carbon ozone destroyer. (0)

18. The sub-system of claim 12, wherein said sub-system includes a heat exchanger for heating and cooling the gaseous medium. (0)

19. The modular system of claim 11, wherein said dielectric barrier discharge device is capable of generating a high frequency plasma of about 1 kHz to about 20,000 kHz. (0)

20. The modular system of claim 11, wherein said dielectric barrier discharge device is capable of generating a high frequency plasma of about 5 kHz to about 30 kHz. (0)

21. A method for inactivating biologic agents in a gaseous medium, comprising: (0) (3)

22. A method for inactivating biologic agents in a gaseous medium, comprising: (2) (4)

directing a gaseous medium comprising biological agents through an entrance port of a dielectric barrier discharge device;

contacting the gaseous medium with a non-thermal plasma generated by said dielectric barrier discharge device to give rise to a plasma-treated gaseous medium;

directing the plasma-treated gaseous medium through an exit port of the dielectric barrier discharge device; and

further directing the plasma-treated gaseous medium through an entrance port of at least one other dielectric barrier discharge device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge is generated by an oscillating electrical pulse or continuous wave of about 1 kHz to about 20,000 kHz. (2) (0)

24. The method of claim 22, wherein said non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge is generated by a high frequency electrical oscillation of about 5 kHz to about 30 kHz. (0)

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Application US20130330229

PLASMA SYSTEM FOR AIR STERILIZATION

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