METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EFFLUENTS USING NON-THERMAL PLASMA

摘要

A method is described for achieving cost-effective and reliable purification of a contaminant (3) in a reaction chamber (2) by means of non-thermal plasma. The non-thermal plasma is created by applying to the electrodes (4, 6) in the reaction chamber a powerful direct voltage and a superimposed alternating voltage with a relatively lower amplitude. Alternative designs of the electrodes (4, 6) in the reaction chamber are also described. These designs are specially suited to the application of the method.