Apparatus and method for reducing and removing airborne oxidized particulates

1. A method for treating particulates and oxidized compounds of carbon, sulfur, iron contained in an air flow, the steps comprising:

supplying the air flow to a reaction zone formed between a plurality of spaced apart point source electrodes and a receptor, the receptor having a top edge and being connected to ground, the plurality of point source electrodes and the receptor being electrically insulated from each other;

applying a voltage to the point source electrodes;

generating atomic hydrogen adjacent to the point source electrodes;

accelerating air flow between the plurality of point source electrodes and receptor, increasing collisions between atomic hydrogen and oxidized compounds forming an elemental composition;

supplying a continuous film of electrically grounded water on the surface of the receptor;

collecting the elemental composition in the water; and

directing the air flow out of the reaction zone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the point source electrodes are needle electrodes.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of point source electrodes are spaced apart in a range of 20 mm to 45 mm.

4. A method for treating emissions and recovering carbon from the emissions for use with a coal-fired plant, the method comprising:

supplying an air flow containing carbon compounds;

treating the air flow by the method of claim 1 ;

filtering the water after traveling over the receptor;

collecting elemental carbon from the water.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising, adding the collected elemental carbon to a coal fuel.

6. A method for reducing waste volume for use with landfills, the method comprising:

producing an incinerator-generated air flow containing particulates and oxidized compounds;

treating the oxidized compounds by the method of claim 1 ;

filtering the water after the water travels over the surface of the receptor;

collecting the reduced oxidized compounds; and

disposing of the reduced oxidized compounds.

7. A method for producing fullerenes comprising:

supplying an air flow containing oxidized carbon compounds;

treating the air flow by the method of claim 1 ;

collecting the reduced oxides of carbon; and

separated the fullerenes from the collected reduced oxides of carbon.

8. The method of claim 7 in which the oxidized carbon compounds are produced by burning a hydrocarbon fuel or paraffin.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of supplying air flow comprises supplying air flow from an incinerated landfill when reducing a volume of a waste in a landfill.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the elemental composition comprises a fullerene composition.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of supplying air flow comprises supplying an air flow having a composition comprising oxidized carbon when combusting hydrocarbon fuel or paraffin.