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US 12,291,470 · App. 17/711,798 · Granted May 6, 2025

Plasma activated water production with membrane concentration

Inventor: Bruce R. Locke (Tallahassee, FL)
Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,291,470
App. No.
17/711,798
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plasma activated water production system includes a plasma reactor and a membrane concentrator. The plasma reactor includes an internal cavity, at least one electrically-conductive inlet capillary and outlet capillary. A mixing chamber has a feed gas inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mixed gas and liquid outlet. A power source is provided. The plasma reactor propagates a plasma discharge between the inlet capillary and the outlet capillary. A membrane concentrator includes a water flow channel with a water inlet and a water outlet, a dry gas inlet and a humidified gas outlet. An ion selective membrane is provided, and water will pass through the membrane into the dry gas, and the water leaving the membrane concentrator will have increased concentrations of nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen peroxide. An electrodialysis embodiment and a method of generating plasma activated with increased concentration of nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen peroxide are also disclosed.

Claims (23)

1. A plasma activated system for producing nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen peroxide, comprising:

a plasma reactor, comprising:

a tubular reactor body portion having one or more internal walls that define an internal cavity;

at least one electrically-conductive inlet capillary having an inlet capillary body extending between a fluid-receiving tip and a fluid-injecting tip, wherein the fluid-receiving tip is positioned outside the internal cavity, and wherein the fluid-injecting tip is positioned inside the internal cavity;

at least one electrically-conductive outlet capillary having an outlet capillary body extending between a fluid-collecting tip and a fluid-ejecting tip, wherein the fluid-collecting tip is positioned inside the internal cavity, and wherein the fluid-ejecting tip is positioned outside the internal cavity, the inlet capillary being aligned with the outlet capillary;

a mixing chamber outside of the tubular reactor body having a nitrogen-containing feed gas inlet, a liquid water inlet, and a mixed nitrogen-containing gas and water outlet, the mixed nitrogen-containing gas and water outlet being in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving tip of the electrically conductive inlet capillary;

a power source supplying a voltage across the at least one electrically-conductive inlet capillary and the at least one electrically-conductive outlet capillary;

wherein the fluid injecting tip is disposed relative to the fluid collecting tip to generate a flowing liquid water film region on the one or more internal walls and a gas stream comprising nitrogen-containing gas flowing through the flowing liquid water film region, when mixed nitrogen-containing gas and water from the mixing chamber is injected into the internal cavity via the at least one electrically conductive inlet capillary;

wherein the fluid injecting tip is disposed relative to the fluid collecting tip to propagate a plasma discharge along the flowing liquid film region between the at least one electrically-conductive inlet capillary and the at least one electrically-conductive outlet capillary to create a plasma activated water flow and a flowing gas stream comprising nitrogen-containing gas and plasma; and,

a membrane reactor-concentrator comprising a plasma activated water flow channel with a plasma activated water inlet and a plasma activated water outlet, a dry gas inlet and a humidified gas outlet, the plasma activated water flow channel comprising an ion selective membrane, the membrane reactor-concentrator receiving the plasma activated water flow and the nitrogen-containing gas stream from the plasma reactor, the membrane reactor-concentrator further comprising a recycle conduit for recycling gas and water vapor from the humidified gas outlet of the membrane reactor-concentrator to the nitrogen-containing feed gas inlet of the plasma reactor, and a control valve for controlling the flow of recycling gas and water vapor through the recycle conduit; and,

whereby the plasma activated water will contact the ion selective membrane, water will pass through the membrane into the dry gas, and the plasma activated water in the plasma activated water flow channel will continue to react with the flowing air and plasma gas stream, and the plasma activated water leaving the membrane reactor-concentrator will have increased concentrations and additional molecules of nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen peroxide relative to those leaving the plasma reactor.

2. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the electrically-conductive inlet capillary comprises a first internal diameter, the tubular reactor body comprises a second internal diameter, and the electrically conductive outlet capillary comprises a third internal diameter, the third internal diameter being larger than the first internal diameter and smaller than the second internal diameter.

3. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane comprises a sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based fluoropolymer-copolymer.

4. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane comprises polymeric membranes that retain anionic species and hydrogen peroxide, and pass water.

5. The plasma activated water production system of claim 4 , wherein the polymeric membranes comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyurethanes, poly(bio-amides), polyanilines, polyesters, polyimides, cellulose, and sulfonated polyethersulfone.

6. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane comprises a nanofiltration membrane for nitrate removal.

7. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane comprises a reverse osmosis membrane.

8. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane comprises a ceramic membrane.

9. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ceramic membrane comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2 , and γ-Al 2 O 3 .

10. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of graphene, graphene oxide, carbon-based graphene oxide carbon nanotubes dispersed in a polymer matrix.

11. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane has a pore size of from 1-2 nanometers.

12. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the ion selective membrane has a pore size and structure which retains H 2 O 2 and passes water.

13. The plasma activated water production system of claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing gas is air.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2022
From: LOCKE, BRUCE R.
To: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
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Provisional Application 63170836 · Apr 5, 2021
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