Air Decontamination with Corona Plasma

As the availability of materials and know-how to field weapons of mass destruction using chemical and biological warfare (CBW) agents are increasingly available to rogue groups and nations, novel approaches to air filtration for HVAC systems are critical for national security. Using a gas phase corona reactor (GPCR) system, which is capable of destroying chemical and biological agents and delivering volumetric flow rate of hundreds or thousands of cubic feet of air per minute (cfm), air can be decontaminated before entering the occupied space. Conventional thermal or chemical decontamination, or ultraviolet radiation technologies are not adequate in addressing this issue. Conventional HEPA filtration generates significant operations and maintenance costs and is ineffective against chemical threats.