A system and method for purifying engine exhaust by using ozone; the system for purifying engine exhaust by using ozone comprises a reaction field (202), which is used to mix an ozone stream and an exhaust stream for reaction; the system has an excellent purification effect without needing to add a large amount of urea.

A method of preparing ozone comprising: providing a gas mixture comprising: a) vol. % to 50 vol. % oxygen; b) 50 vol. % to 95 vol. % of an oxide gas; and subjecting the gas mixture to an ozone generating process to produce ozone is disclosed as well as the use of a composition comprising a) 5 vol. % to 50 vol. % oxygen; b) 50 vol. % to 95 vol. % of an oxide gas; as reactant in the preparation of ozone.

A method of preparing ozone comprising: providing a gas mixture comprising: a) vol. % to 50 vol. % oxygen; b) 50 vol. % to 95 vol. % of an oxide gas; and subjecting the gas mixture to an ozone generating process to produce ozone is disclosed as well as the use of a composition comprising a) 5 vol. % to 50 vol. % oxygen; b) 50 vol. % to 95 vol. % of an oxide gas; as reactant in the preparation of ozone.

An ozone gas generator includes a first electrode portion that includes a first electrode, and a second electrode portion that faces the first electrode portion, is disposed with a predetermined interval at which discharge between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion is possible, and includes a second electrode, in which at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a dielectric that is provided on a surface of the first electrode or the second electrode on sides facing each other, and at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a layer that is provided on at least a portion of the surface of the first electrode or the second electrode on the sides facing each other, or the dielectric, and includes at least one of a metal or a metal compound, and the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are configured such that accuracy of an interval between surfaces facing each other is ±3% or more and ±50% or less.

An ozone gas generator includes a first electrode portion that includes a first electrode, and a second electrode portion that faces the first electrode portion, is disposed with a predetermined interval at which discharge between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion is possible, and includes a second electrode, in which at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a dielectric that is provided on a surface of the first electrode or the second electrode on sides facing each other, and at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a layer that is provided on at least a portion of the surface of the first electrode or the second electrode on the sides facing each other, or the dielectric, and includes at least one of a metal or a metal compound, and the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are configured such that accuracy of an interval between surfaces facing each other is ±3% or more and ±50% or less.

In an embodiment a method includes applying an AC voltage to an input region, converting, by the input region, the AC voltage into a mechanical oscillation, converting, by an output region, the mechanical oscillation into an electrical voltage and igniting a plasma at an output-side end side of an piezoelectric transformer, wherein the piezoelectric transformer includes the input region and the output region, wherein the piezoelectric transformer includes a longest edge and a shortest edge, and wherein the longest edge has a length that is twenty times a length of the shortest edge or less.

In an embodiment a method includes applying an AC voltage to an input region, converting, by the input region, the AC voltage into a mechanical oscillation, converting, by an output region, the mechanical oscillation into an electrical voltage and igniting a plasma at an output-side end side of an piezoelectric transformer, wherein the piezoelectric transformer includes the input region and the output region, wherein the piezoelectric transformer includes a longest edge and a shortest edge, and wherein the longest edge has a length that is twenty times a length of the shortest edge or less.

In an embodiment an apparatus for generating ozone includes a piezoelectric transformer having an input area and an output area, wherein the input area is configured to convert an applied AC voltage into a mechanical vibration, and wherein the output area is configured to convert the mechanical vibration into an electrical voltage so that the ozone is generated by the electrical voltage of the output area.

The present disclosure generally relates to an ozone sanitizing system and method. In one embodiment, a system for sanitizing various objects using ozone gas is disclosed. The system comprises an ozone generating device configured to generate ozone gas for sanitizing one or more objects, and a vessel configured to couple with the ozone generating device for receiving the ozone gas to sanitize the one or more objects stored inside the vessel during an ozone sanitizing cycle. The system is configured to recirculate at least a gas mixture generated during the ozone sanitizing cycle to increase an ozone concentration inside the vessel.

The present disclosure generally relates to an ozone sanitizing system and method. In one embodiment, a system for sanitizing various objects using ozone gas is disclosed. The system comprises an ozone generating device configured to generate ozone gas for sanitizing one or more objects, and a vessel configured to couple with the ozone generating device for receiving the ozone gas to sanitize the one or more objects stored inside the vessel during an ozone sanitizing cycle. The system is configured to recirculate at least a gas mixture generated during the ozone sanitizing cycle to increase an ozone concentration inside the vessel.