Destruction of contaminants using a low-energy electron beam.

摘要

Contaminant levels in a fluid such as air or water are reduced by producing (22) a pulsed electron beam having an average primary electron energy of from about 90 keV to about 110 keV, responding to an average injected electron energy of from about 45 keV to about 55 keV in a preferred case, and directing (24) the electron beam through the fluid. The contaminant compounds may include organic compounds and certain inorganic compounds such as NOx and SOx. <IMAGE>