NO/NOx removal with C2H2 as additive via dielectric barrier discharges

Effective reduction and removal of NO, from gas streams by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) was studied A laboratory-scale experimental system was designed and constructed to evaluate the removal efficiency of NO and NOx. Particularly, C2H2 was added as a I-educing agent in the DeNO(x) plasma process via DBD. Experimental results indicated that the removal efficiency of NO/NOx increased with increasing applied voltage, gas temperature, and H2O(g) content. As the oxygen content in the gas stream is increased, more CHi radicals will be further oxidized to CO2, thus reducing the removal efficiency of NOx. When sufficient C2H2 was added to the DBD process, as high as 91.2% of NO and 68.2% of NOx were removed at 140 degreesC for the gas stream containing 500 ppm NO, 1,500 ppm C2H2, 3.2% H2O(g) and 5% O-2, with N-2 as the carrier-gas. In addition to N-2 and H2O, the major products found in this process included NO2, N2O, HNO3, CO2, CO, and HCOOH, depending on H2O(g) and O-2 contents of the gas stream.