Corona destruction of volatile organic compounds and toxics

A method capable of controlling low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and toxics such as toluene, methane, hexane, benzene, halogenated toxics and ozone in a contaminated fluid flow and capable of operation at ambient temperatures comprising:

• passing said contaminated fluid flow through a conduit;
• passing a carrier gas through an excited species generator including at least one pair of electrodes forming a space therebetween with barium titanate pellets forming a packed bed in said space and with said carrier gas passing through said packed bed and between said pellets;
• connecting the output of said excited species generator to said conduit;
• applying electrical power to said excited species generator to generate an excited species flow in said carrier gas;
• introducing said excited species flow in said carrier gas after passing through said excited species generator into the contaminated fluid flow to combine said excited species carrier gas flow and said contaminated fluid flow;
• converting said VOCs and toxics into non-toxic compounds;
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• disposing of said non-toxic compounds.