The effect of residential time on the reduction of CO2 from combustion flue gases by a corona torch reactor

The destruction of carbon dioxide gas in simulated gaseous mixtures corresponding to an exit gas composition from a coal-burning thermal power station is investigated. The project is intended to address the issue of the greenhouse effect. The energy consumption evaluation of a coal power plant with proposed CO/sub 2/ reduction processes is also investigated. The performance tests and modifications of a corona torch plasma reactor have been conducted. The results show that the system pressure drop is at a minimum at 0.08 kPa/channel for 0.7 l/min of gas flow rate per channel, the CO/sub 2/ concentration is reduced from 10% to 8%, and 2.5 kg of CO/sub 2/ are reduced by 1 kWh of energy used in the corona-induced plasma reactor at all optimum reactor diameter of 25 mm and length of 60 mm.<>