Decomposition of benzene using non-thermal plasma reactor packed with ferroelectric pellet

Author

Ogata, Atsushi ; Shintani, Noboru ; Mizuno, Koichi ; Kushiyama, Satoshi ; Yamamoto, Toshiaki

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. for Resources & Environ., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

5-9 Oct 1997

Firstpage

1975

Abstract

The decomposition of benzene in air was carried out using a nonthermal discharge plasma reactor packed with ferroelectric materials. It was found that ferroelectric materials having a diameter of 1-2 mm and a relative dielectric constant of ε_r ⩾1100 exhibited the most effective energy efficiency for the decomposition of benzene. Benzene of low concentration, below 50 ppm, was completely decomposed to CO and CO₂ without the formation of other hydrocarbons. The ratio of CO to CO₂ produced from benzene was minimized under the atmosphere containing more than 5% of O₂

Keywords

air pollution control; decomposition; ferroelectric materials; plasma applications; plasma devices; 1 to 2 mm; CO; CO₂; benzene decomposition; dielectric constant; energy efficiency; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectric pellets; nonthermal discharge plasma reactor; Dielectric constant; Electrodes; Ferroelectric materials; Hydrocarbons; Inductors; Plasma chemistry; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4067-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1997.626331

Filename

626331