Title :
Synergistic Effect of Nonthermal Plasma and Catalysts on the Decomposition of VOCs
Author :
Sugasawa, Masami ; Futamura, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba
Abstract :
A silent discharge reactor (SDR) or a surface discharge reactor (SFR) was combined with catalysts such as MnO2, TiO2-SiO2 gel, etc. to investigate the synergistic effect of nonthermal plasma (NTP) and catalysts in the decomposition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as toluene (PhCH3), dichloromethane and methanol. In the decomposition of PhCH3 with MnO2 pellets, the increases of PhCH3 conversion were observed both in SDR and SFR compared with NTP alone. It was found that the energy efficiency for PhCH3 conversion was affected by the concentration of ozone decomposed by MnO2.
Keywords :
catalysts; organic compounds; plasma; pyrolysis; dichloromethane; methanol; nonthermal catalysts; nonthermal plasma; silent discharge reactor; surface discharge reactor; synergistic effect; toluene; volatile organic compound decomposition; Electrodes; Energy efficiency; Inductors; Methanol; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma materials processing; Surface discharges; Volatile organic compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2007. 42nd IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1259-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0197-2618
DOI :
10.1109/07IAS.2007.229
