A dielectric barrier discharge actuator comprising a first electrode disposed adjacent on a surface of a dielectric; a second electrode disposed under the surface and downstream of the first electrode, relative to a flow direction of an ionized layer; an electrical ballast, a third electrode disposed on the surface of the dielectric downstream from the second electrode, connected to the second electrode through the ballast; a series of equal potential strips disposed across the surface of the dielectric and aligned perpendicular to the flow direction of the ionized layer; and a voltage source for applying a voltage across the first and second electrodes, to cause ionization of air between the first electrode and the surface of the dielectric, and to accelerate the ions across the surface of the dielectric; whereby an ionized layer is created when the first electrode is energized by the voltage source.

A process comprises feeding a stream of reactant compounds to a reactor and discharging a liquid plasma into the reactant stream in the reactor, wherein the plasma initiates or accelerates a reaction of the reactant compounds to form a product composition. The reactor can comprise one or more chambers, a high-voltage electrode positioned at a first portion of the one or more chambers, a ground electrode positioned at a second portion of the one or more chambers, and a dielectric plate between the ground electrode and the high-voltage electrode that comprises openings through which the reactant stream can pass from the first portion to the second portion or from the second portion to the first portion. Discharging the plasma can include supplying electrical power to the high-voltage electrode such that plasma is discharged where the reactant stream flows through the openings.

A device for cold plasma endoscopy may include a cold plasma generating system, a catheter and electrically conductive means. The cold plasma generating system includes a gas source, an electrical source, a dielectric chamber, a first electrode surrounding the dielectric chamber and electrically connected to the electrical source. The catheter has a first lumen for carrying the cold plasma fluidly connected to the dielectric chamber at a proximal end and having an opening at a distal end for delivering the cold plasma. The electrically conductive means extend inside the first lumen. The electrical source is configured to apply a pulsed excitation signal to the first electrode. The device includes remotely actuated deployable confinement means for creating a confined space, wherein the opening of the first lumen is arranged in the confined space, the deployable confinement means allowing for confining the plasma substantially within the confined space.

The present disclosure describes material surface treatment systems and methods that employ a byproduct treatment system to receive a byproduct generated by application of a plasma, the byproduct treatment system configured to degrade the byproduct and exhaust the degraded byproduct from the material surface treatment. The disclosed byproduct treatment system modifies the byproduct prior to evacuation from the material treatment system in order to reduce or eliminate byproduct contamination into the surrounding atmosphere.

The present invention concerns a reactor for the conversion of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide into hydrocarbon and/or alcohol comprising a support made from an electrically and thermally conductive material, forming the wall or walls of at least one longitudinal channel that passes through the support and also acting as the cathode of the reactor, at least one wire electrode forming an anode of the reactor, and extending within each longitudinal channel, and being arranged at a distance from the wall or walls of the longitudinal channel, each wire electrode optionally being covered with an electrically insulating layer along the part of the wire electrode extending within the longitudinal channel, a catalyst capable of catalysing a conversion reaction for the conversion of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide into hydrocarbon and/or alcohol, the catalyst being situated between the wire electrode and the wall or walls of each longitudinal channel.

An air fed mycoplasma device includes an array of elongate microchannels formed in a plastic or ceramic having tolerance to ozone and other radicals formed when plasma is generated from air in the microchannels. The microchannels include inlets configured to accept an air feed, and outlets configured to direct plasma jets toward a surface (which may be flat or internal to a pipe, for example) or object. An array of electrodes within the plastic/ceramic housing is configured to ignite and maintain plasma in the microchannels and is isolated by the dielectric from the microchannels. A supply intake for is configured to providing a plasma medium into the microchannels.

An in-chamber plasma source in a deposition reactor system includes an array of microcavity or microchannel plasma devices having a first electrode and a second electrode isolated from plasma in microcavities or microchannels. An inlet provides connection to deposition precursor. A region interacts deposition precursor with plasma. An outlet directs precursor dissociated with the plasma onto a substrate for deposition. A reactor system includes a substrate holder across from the outlet, a chamber enclosing the in-chamber plasma source and the substrate holder, an exhaust from the chamber, and conduit supplying precursors from sources or bubblers to the inlet. A reactor system can conduct plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition at high pressures and is capable of forming a complete layer in a single cycle.

A submerged plasma generator includes: a reactor inside of which a flow path, through which a working fluid passes, is formed along a lengthwise direction; and a dielectric insert which is disposed in the flow path so as to define the flow path into one space and the other space, and has formed therein a through-hole to generate micro-nano bubbles by cavitation in the working fluid fed into the one space of the flow path, and includes, a metallic catalyst which undergoes friction with the working fluid flowing through the through-hole and releases electric charges of the same polarity to the micro-nano bubbles to collapse the micro-nano bubbles and generate plasma; in which the other space of the flow path in which the working fluid ionized by exposure to the plasma travels is formed in an oval structure.

An energy storage system includes a plasma battery and a reconverter to convert energy stored in the plasma battery to electricity. The plasma battery and the reconverter are coupled by a non-neutral plasma duct. The plasma battery includes a plasma battery supercell. The plasma battery supercell includes a plasma battery cell which includes a plasma containment fiber. The plasma containment fiber includes one or more concentric shells to store non-neutral plasma ions for energy storage. The plasma battery may include additional plasma battery supercells, which may be separated by a separator. The plasma battery includes an enclosure to provide electromagnetic shielding. The reconverter includes a power outlet to power an electric load.

A process comprises feeding a stream of reactant compounds to a reactor and discharging a liquid plasma into the reactant stream in the reactor, wherein the plasma initiates or accelerates a reaction of the reactant compounds to form a product composition. The reactor can comprise one or more chambers, a high-voltage electrode positioned at a first portion of the one or more chambers, a ground electrode positioned at a second portion of the one or more chambers, and a dielectric plate between the ground electrode and the high-voltage electrode that comprises openings through which the reactant stream can pass from the first portion to the second portion or from the second portion to the first portion. Discharging the plasma can include supplying electrical power to the high-voltage electrode such that plasma is discharged where the reactant stream flows through the openings.