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Definition of plasma |
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Plasma was named after an American physicist, Irving
Langmuir. It was referred to
a group of positive ions and electrons with an electric
charge created by electrical
discharge, and plasma physics is the study of the physical
properties of plasma. |
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Plasma is known as the fourth state of material and
99% of all the materials in the
space is known to be plasma. Solid has the lowest energy
among all types of
materials. When solid acquires heat (energy), it transforms
to phases of liquid
and gas, sequentially. |
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When gas is applied with a greater energy, it becomes
plasma with ionized elements, which are different from
the prior phases.
As the number of positive and negative ions compensates
each other, the overall
electrical property of plasma becomes neutral. |
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Principle of plasma technology |
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We can often experience the plasma technology from air
purifier.
The inside of an air purifier consists of a high-voltage
generator, which applies high
voltage to two electrodes located a few millimeters apart
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| When high voltage is applied to the electric plates
facing each other and polluted air passes through the
space between the plates, the air, acquiring high energy,
is sent back again to the atmosphere in a form of ozone
and ions. The air, then, is sterilized and purified with
ozone and ions. Based on this principle, therefore, an
air purifier generates ozone and ions. |
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Principle of plasma sterilization |
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The plasma technology, adopted by HUMANMEDITEK,
resembles the technology
described above. The following summarizes the structure
of technology. |
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As shown in the figure, hydrogen peroxide remained after
sterilization is absorbed
into the plasma generator with two electrodes. Then, plasma
is generated between
the electrodes, which are applied with high voltage, and
the light similar to neon light is emitted. In addition,
hydrogen peroxide steam, entered into the plasma generator,
is degraded into oxygen and water with high-voltage energy
and ejected. based on the principle of air purifier described
above. |
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As illustrated, the applied technology of plasma is
being used and gaining more
attention in the field of environment protection. |
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The picture below shows
that after being applied with high-voltage energy
in the plasma generator of HMTS, purple color is
emitted when hydrogen peroxide becomes plasma. |
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