Generator device of cold plasma and related method for producing chemical substances
AssigneeAmlika Mercantile Private Limited
InventorAldo Mango
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for generating cold plasma to be used in the process chemical industry, in particular for producing chemical substances, above all acids such as for example nitric acid and sulphuric acid. The invention also relates to reactors and plants involving said cold plasma generator device and to corresponding chemical processes based thereupon. The device and the associated method of the present invention allow producing with high efficiency several chemical substances, in particular acids. The invention also keeps the several advantages of using the cold plasma technology, in particular the one of not requiring catalysts and/or high reaction temperatures.
Claims19
A generator device of cold plasma for use in a process for producing any of an acid, nitric acid, sulphuric acid, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulphate, calcium nitrate, NO, NO2, NOR, NxOx or oxidized VOCs, the device comprises:
- a first electrode and a second electrode, arranged so as to define between them a plasma generation region, which first and/or second electrode are connected or connectable to a power source so that, in use, a difference in electric potential is established at said plasma generation region;
- an inlet port for a gas which has to cross said plasma generation region for generating a plasma gas, at least a recirculation outlet port for recirculating the plasma gas which has crossed said plasma generation region, and an outlet port for outleting the plasma gas, wherein the outlet port is arranged downstream of the at least one recirculation outlet port with respect to flow of the plasma gas;
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- a main body, said first electrode being at least partially received within said main body, wherein said inlet port and/or said at least a recirculating outlet port are obtained on said main body, and said inlet port or said at least a recirculating outlet port is arranged at an end of said main body, and wherein said main body has a plurality of recirculation outlet ports for the plasma gas, wherein the inlet port and the at least one recirculation outlet port are arranged orthogonal to each other;
- wherein the device is configured so that said second electrode is a liquid electrode and the first electrode is rotatable.
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