Provided is an UFB generating apparatus and an UFB generating method capable of efficiently generating an UFB-containing liquid with high purity. To this end, the ultrafine bubble generating apparatus includes a pre-processing unit that performs predetermined pre-processing on a liquid W and a generating unit that generates ultrafine bubbles in the liquid on which the pre-processing is performed. The generating unit generates the ultrafine bubbles by causing a heating element, which is provided in the liquid on which the pre-processing is performed, to generate heat to generate film boiling on an interface between the liquid and the heating element.

A method of processing a liquid by an alternating electromagnetic field includes: generating DC pulses by a pulse generator; and applying the DC pulses to a parallel oscillating circuit connected in parallel to the pulse generator. The parallel oscillating circuit includes an inductor connected in parallel to a capacitor. In response to the DC pulses, self-oscillations arise in the parallel oscillating circuit, the self-oscillations producing an alternating current in the inductor; and the inductor generates the alternating electromagnetic field for processing the liquid.

A liquid treatment device comprising: two antennae; an enclosure for holding a liquid including a solvent and a solute; a generator operatively connected to the two antennae to generate an oscillating voltage in each antenna, wherein each voltage is out of phase with the other to create an oscillating electric-field; and the liquid in the enclosure being subjected to the electric-field in the presence of a magnetic field to change the chemical and/or physical properties of the solute, without the liquid contacting the two antennae.

A magnetized water generating device includes a tube body 110 being filled with water; an induction coil 120 installed at a center inside the tube body 110; and a plurality of heating plates 130, 140 arranged around the induction coil 120. The magnetized water generating device further includes a high frequency generator 180 for applying high-frequency power to the induction coil 120 to heat the plurality of heating plates 130, 140, resulting in that the water in the tube body 110 is heated and converted into micro-cluster magnetized water; and a tube 150, positioned between a pair of magnets 160, 170 for causing the micro-cluster magnetized water to pass through an N-pole and an S-pole resulting from the pair of magnets 160, 170, thereby providing it as magnetized water exhibiting a high degree of electric conductivity.

A system and method for treating flowing water systems with a plasma discharge to remove or control growth of microbiological species. The system and method protect other components of the water system from being damaged by excess energy from the electrohydraulic treatment. The system and method also recycle ozone gas generated by a high voltage generator that powers the plasma discharge to further treat the water. A gas infusion system upstream of or inside a plasma reaction chamber may be used to create fine bubbles of ozone, air, or other gases in the water being treated to aid in plasma generation.

The present invention includes a method of controlling an oil spill through introduction of a plurality of magnetizable particles into the oil spill in an amount sufficient to form a colloidal mixture. An absorbent is also introduced into the oil spill to form an absorbent mixture. A magnetic field can be applied to the system to move, manipulate, or otherwise control the absorbent mixture in response to movement of the magnetic field.

A system for treating a polar liquid includes a signal generator for providing an alternating electrical current, and a transducer electrically coupled to the signal generator. The transducer includes a solenoidal coil and two ferromagnetic end pieces at the ends of the coil and transverse thereto. In operation, the transducer is at least partially immersed in a polar liquid and, when energized with the current provides a magnetic field into the liquid, the field may change a property of the liquid, e.g. an interfacial mass transfer rate. This can be used in many different industrial applications.

A system and method for electromagnetic activation or active metals generation is disclosed herein. This system may include: a cylindrical housing; a plurality of inductor coils connected to a three phase alternating current source, where inductor coils are positioned in an interior space between the cylindrical housing and an exterior face of a conduit; the conduit installed inside the cylindrical housing, where the conduit includes a dielectric section with a perforated baffle a mechanism to secure the conduit to the cylindrical housing, a tube for adding a chemically active agent into the conduit, a dielectric section with a lid and a gas valve positioned on top of the lid at an end of the conduit, and a plurality of metal particles occupying the internal volume of the conduit and maintained in a relative position with respect to the inductor coils.

The present invention includes a method of controlling an oil spill through introduction of a plurality of magnetizable particles into the oil spill in an amount sufficient to form a colloidal mixture. An absorbent is, also introduced into the oil spill to form an absorbent mixture. A magnetic field can be applied to the system to move, manipulate, or otherwise control the absorbent mixture in response to movement of the magnetic field.

A fluid conditioning and treatment system generally comprising an electronic controller component in communication with an energy delivery module (energy chamber) through an interconnecting cable. The electronic controller can be housed in a fiberglass enclosure and develops and transmits preprogrammed high-energy electronic signals to the energy chamber through the interconnecting cable. The energy chamber can have a series of computer designated, matched, electrodes placed through its walls. The electrodes contact the fluid flowing through the energy chamber. Each of the controllers circuit boards are programmed to produce precisely a given range of electronic output signals that when applied to the fluid accomplishes specific functions. The controller can be programmed to supply a number of electronic hits that are applied to the water as the water passes through the energy chamber.