STUDY REGARDING ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF NANOMETRIC PARTICLES IN GLASS USING CORONA DISCHARGE
Pages 106-114
M. Lungu, L. Gabor
Abstract
The nanometric particles (<100 nm) represent a very important issue for human health, because once inhaled, they get into the blood and become dangerous. The electrical purification is done by passing a gas current through a non-uniform electric field between two electrodes, on which a voltage of 10 - 60 kV is applied. The particles separation occurs due to the Corona effect around the thin electrode. The dispersed particles in the gas receive electric charges from the Corona discharge field, and migrate to the opposite electrode, where they deposit.