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The invention is a discharge electrode in an electrostatic precipitator having a power supply connected to at least one collection electrode and a flow of gas across the collection electrode. The discharge electrode has a plurality of conductive fibers electrically connected to the power supply and

The invention is a discharge electrode in an electrostatic precipitator having a power supply connected to at least one collection electrode and a flow of gas across the collection electrode. The discharge electrode has a plurality of conductive fibers electrically connected to the power supply and fiber tips exposed to the flow of gas. The fiber tips preferably extend from a composite in which the fibers reinforce a matrix material, but alternatively can be a large number of filaments extending from a composite rod.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A discharge electrode in an electrostatic precipitator having a power supply connected to at least one collection electrode and a flow of gas across the discharge electrode and the collection electrode, the discharge electrode comprising:(a) a composite support rod mount

The invention claimed is: 1. A discharge electrode in an electrostatic precipitator having a power supply connected to at least one collection electrode and a flow of gas across the discharge electrode and the collection electrode, the discharge electrode comprising:(a) a composite support rod mounted to a frame and made of reinforcing fibers infiltrated with a solid, non-conductive matrix;(b) at least one composite plate made of reinforcing fibers infiltrated with a solid matrix, the plate being mounted to the support rod and having a peripheral edge, wherein at least some of the reinforcing fibers are conductive and are electrically connected to the power supply;wherein at least a portion of the plate edge is formed by a plurality of tips of at least some of the conductive reinforcing fibers embedded in the composite plate, said tips being exposed to the flow of gas at the edge of the plate to produce a corona for ionization of substances in the flow of gas.