The Effect of Temperature on the Removal of DCM using Non-Thermal, Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Assisted Catalysis

Autor: Alice M. Harling, Anna E. Wallis, J. Christopher Whitehead
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 4:463-470
ISSN: 1612-8869
1612-8850
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.200600207
Popis: A non-thermal, atmospheric-pressure plasma has been used to study the effect of temperature on the plasma destruction of DCM in an air stream using a BaTiO 3 packed-bed reactor, co-filled with TiO 2 and γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts. Comparisons have been made with plasma alone, catalysis alone and combined plasma/catalysis to determine any synergistic effects of combining plasma and catalysis. Plasma/catalysis is the most successful method for destroying DCM over 125-400 °C. TiO 2 was more effective than γ-Al 2 O 3 for plasma/catalysis. The energy efficiency of plasma/catalysis processing compared to catalysis alone is considered by examining the input power required to achieve equivalent destructions, finding that an energy reduction of ≈30% can be achieved by plasma activation of the catalyst.
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