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Method and apparatus for making ozone
Assignee: Westvaco Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-21
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Granted: 1984-01-24
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Expires: 2001-12-21
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method is disclosed for manufacturing ozone by treating oxygen or an oxygen bearing gas with UV radiation in the range of from about 130-170 nm. The method involves the use of cathode rays to bombard a UV emitting material which emits radiation substantially in the 130-170 nm range. The invention takes advantage of the fact that no radiation is generated substantially above 200 nm or below 130 nm which wavelengths tend to destroy ozone. Thus, unlike the prior art, the present invention does not both make and destroy ozone, but simply makes ozone.
Inventors
- 👤 David N. Obenshain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:54
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B13/00; C01B13/10; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/12; B01J19/122; B01J19/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
Apparatus for producing ozone comprising a duct, an inlet for introducing an oxygen bearing gas into said duct and an outlet for discharging ozone from said duct, one or more energy generating cells associated with said duct and adapted to produce energy that is converted into ultraviolet radiation for converting oxygen into ozone, said energy generating cells comprising cathode ray generators which are oriented so that the electrons emitted from their cathodes bombard a UV emitting source included within each cell to produce UV radiation only in the range of from about 130 to 170 nm with substantially none below 130 nm and none above 170 nm, and means for exposing the oxygen bearing gas in said duct to the ultraviolet radiation produced by said UV emitting source to convert at least a portion of the oxygen bearing gas to ozone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
Apparatus for producing ozone comprising a duct, an inlet for introducing an oxygen bearing gas into said duct and an outlet for discharging ozone from said duct, one or more energy generating cells associated with said duct and adapted to produce energy that is converted into ultraviolet radiation for converting oxygen into ozone, said energy generating cells comprising cathode ray generators which are oriented so that the electrons emitted from their cathodes bombard a UV emitting source included within each cell to produce UV radiation only in the range of from about 130 to 170 nm with substantially none below 130 nm and none above 170 nm, and means for exposing the oxygen bearing gas in said duct to the ultraviolet radiation produced by said UV emitting source to convert at least a portion of the oxygen bearing gas to ozone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said energy generating cells are mounted on the exterior of said duct opposite one or more openings, said openings being covered with UV transmitting windows which transmit only the emitted UV radiation to the oxygen bearing gas in said duct.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the UV emitting source is applied to the inside of the UV transmitting windows in the form of a thin film of a UV emitting material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the energy generating cells are in the form of spheres which are mounted within said duct and located within enclosures formed from a UV transmitting window material, said UV emitting source being applied to the inside of said UV transmitting enclosures in the form of a thin film of a UV emitting material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the UV emitting source is applied to a surface of the energy generating cell opposite the UV transmitting windows in the form of a thin film of a UV emitting material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cathode ray generator of each energy generating cell comprises as the anode element a hemispherical metal cavity mounted opposite each UV transmitting window with a cathode element arranged opposite and mounted inversely of the cavity and the UV emitting material is applied to the inside surface of said metal hemisphere.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cathode ray generator of each energy generating cell comprises a glass hemisphere mounted opposite each UV transmitting window and arranged inversely to the cathode element, said glass hemisphere being coated on its inside surface with an anode material which is overcoated by said UV emitting material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cathode ray generator of each energy generating cell comprises a glass hemisphere mounted opposite each UV transmitting window with a unitized electrode assembly wherein the cathode is mounted inversely and interiorly of said hemisphere on an integral extension of said hemisphere and said hemisphere is coated on its inner surface with an anode material which is overcoated by said UV emitting material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
73 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cathode ray generator of each energy generating cell comprises a semispherical glass cavity mounted opposite each UV transmitting window with a unitized electrode assembly wherein the cathode is mounted inversely and interiorly of said semispherical cavity on an integral extension of said semispherical cavity and said semispherical cavity is coated on its inner surface with an anode material which is overcoated by said UV emitting material.
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