Abstract: Provided relates to a capsule for the generation of oxygen, typically a disposable capsule. The generation of oxygen is by a chemical reaction of a reactant with water. The capsule is configured to be coupled with an appliance for the supply of oxygen and its utilization within the appliance. The chemical reaction occurs within the capsule when coupled with the appliance upon introduction of water thereinto through an a priori sealed port.

Abstract: Provided relates to a capsule for the generation of oxygen, typically a disposable capsule. The generation of oxygen is by a chemical reaction of a reactant with water. The capsule is configured to be coupled with an appliance for the supply of oxygen and its utilization within the appliance. The chemical reaction occurs within the capsule when coupled with the appliance upon introduction of water thereinto through an a priori sealed port.

Abstract: Provided is a disposable capsule. The capsule provided with a safety pressure valve configured as a weak-point section of the capsule housing such that the weak-point ruptures in the event of pressure build-up within said capsule due to blockage of the opening of the capsule. Further, the capsule is provided with a lance that is fluidly connected to one end of the capsule. One end may be configured to conduct external manipulation of the capsule through the lance to the impermeable barrier.

Abstract: A household appliance system for safe generation and delivering of ozone comprising at least one disposable capsule, each capsule is configured to chemically generate a predetermined dose of oxygen wherein the disposable capsule is manipulated in a way that initiates generation of oxygen, and an ozone generator for generating ozone from said predetermined dose of oxygen, wherein the ozone generator is fluidically connected to said capsule.

Abstract: A household appliance system for safe generation and delivering of ozone comprising at least one disposable capsule, each capsule is configured to chemically generate a predetermined dose of oxygen wherein the disposable capsule is manipulated in a way that initiates generation of oxygen, and an ozone generator for generating ozone from said predetermined dose of oxygen, wherein the ozone generator is fluidically connected to said capsule.

Abstract: A powder-based double dielectric barrier discharge (DDBD) electrode array for use within a gas phase corona reactor (GPCR) device to be incorporated within a system for air treatment and purification designed to be operational in the production of ozone-enriched air and the disintegration of air-borne pollutants. In DDBD based GPCR systems, the energy density at a given voltage is inversely proportional to the distance between pairs of adjacent electrodes of opposite polarity. There is a significant drop in energy density as spatial separation from a discharge point is increased, such that energy becomes significantly lower even at short distances away from a discharge point. In the multi-electrode crisscross array of the present invention, the geometrical placement of the electrodes increases the efficiency of the system via two parameters, the close proximity of oppositely charged electrodes and the multiplicity of electrodes configuration, that is, crisscross arrays of electrodes.

Abstract: A dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor device for plasma-based gas and liquid purification. The device comprises a series of electrodes arranged in rows of alternating polarity so as to form a series of triangular modules in which the spacing between adjacent electrodes is less than or equal to the diameter of an individual electrode. When an electrical power supply is connected to the electrodes, an electrical discharge is produced which reacts with the constituents of the fluid to produce activated radicals. The device further comprises a fluid swiveling device which facilitates homogenous flow of the contaminated fluid through the reactor by providing effective mixing between activated radicals and fluid, such that toxins contained in the fluid are attacked and decomposed by the radicals. A number of alternative embodiments of the fluid swiveling device are described.

Abstract: A system for decontamination and sterilization of harmful contaminated biological and chemical materials, the system including a plurality of double dielectric barrier discharge reactor cores, wherein each of the reactor cores includes a plurality of parallel, spaced-apart electrodes arranged as a plurality of adjacent triads defining a gap region between opposing electrical poles for the passage of contaminated materials therebetween, and a housing unit provided with an inlet and an outlet for passing contaminated materials through the system. When an electric power supply is connected to the electrodes of the plurality of reactor cores, a high electric field and a plurality of multi-directional electrical micro-discharges are generated in the gap region to produce reactive radicals, so that when contaminated materials are passed through the gap region, contaminants are decomposed by the radicals, while other contaminant molecules are broken down by the high electric field.

Abstract: A dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor device for plasma-based gas and liquid purification. The device comprises a series of electrodes arranged in rows of alternating polarity so as to form a series of triangular modules in which the spacing between adjacent electrodes is less than or equal to the diameter of an individual electrode. When an electrical power supply is connected to the electrodes, an electrical discharge is produced which reacts with the constituents of the fluid to produce activated radicals. The device further comprises a fluid swiveling device which facilitates homogenous flow of the contaminated fluid through the reactor by providing effective mixing between activated radicals and fluid, such that toxins contained in the fluid are attacked and decomposed by the radicals. A number of alternative embodiments of the fluid swiveling device are described.