Industrial scale destruction of environmental pollutants using a novel plasma reactor

被引:23
作者
Harling, Alice M. [1 ]
Glover, David J. [2 ]
Whitehead, J. Christopher [1 ]
Zhang, Kui [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Chem, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
[2] Plasma Clean Ltd, Broadstone Knowledge Mill, Stockport SK5 7DL, Cheshire, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1021/ie8001364
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Results for the destruction of environmental pollutants, using a novel multistage dielectric packed bed discharge plasma reactor (DPBD), carried out at an industrial scale flow rate of 300 L min(-1) are presented. Some initial results on the combination of a MnO(2) catalyst with the system are also given. Complete destruction of toluene is seen for an initial concentration of 10 ppm at a deposited energy density of 23 J L(-1) (0.006 kW h Nm(3-)). This is an order of magnitude better than previous values indicating high energy efficiency. No NOx, a previously common byproduct in plasma processing, can be detected.
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页码:5856 / 5860
页数:5
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