Electrophoretic Effects for Environmental Safety Technologies: Evacuation of Micro-Particle Conglomerations from the Surfaces

Dept. of General and Theoretical Physics Odessa State Environmental University Odessa, Ukraine gerasymovoleg@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2999-9834
Dept. of General and Theoretical Physics Odessa State Environmental University Odessa, Ukraine kuryatnikov1@ukr.net https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-4018
Dept. of General and Theoretical Physics Odessa State Environmental University Odessa, Ukraine spivaka@ukr.net https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8402-4330
Dept. of General and Theoretical Physics Odessa State Environmental University Odessa, Ukraine milapolonskaa@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-011X
Dept. of General and Theoretical Physics Odessa State Environmental University Odessa, Ukraine keramic@ukr.net https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6977-7377

Abstract

The actuality of the problem of contamination of objects by macro-molecular compounds is a growing problem today (especially given the terrible consequences of the pandemic). In fact, macromolecular complexes are mostly located on the surface layers of the surface covered with fine dust. Therefore, the development of technology for the removal of macromolecular components is actually a problem of fine (so we will call it) dust removal. This problem cannot be effectively solved by traditional mechanical removal methods alone, as contaminated objects have a rather complex, not even Euclidian, surface morphology. Therefore, it is important to develop effective technologies based on the use of properties of special configurations of external inhomogeneous electric field and removable components by means of a specially configured inhomogeneous electric field. The paper analyzes modern technologies of fine dust cleaning both mechanically and with the help of external electrical fields under the particular conditions and creation of levitation and electrophoretic motion. It has been found exact solutions of the model, which indicate in favor of the theoretical validity of decontamination technology using electric field with manipulative properties; the conditions of the most effective use of levitation-electrophoretic technology in the tasks of dust cleaning and decontamination, including decontamination of the surface-distributed macromolecular contaminants such as coronaviruses.

Index Terms

dust pollution

dust cleaning

levitation

electrophoresis

macromolecular pollution

coronavirus