Ozone Generation in a Wire-Plate Pulsed Corona Plasma Reactor

Pulsed corona plasma (PCP) reactors offer novel solutions to problems concerning environmental issues in power generation and in a number of industrial processes. Emerging technologies like PCP conversion of noxious compounds in flue gases (nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, heavy metals), decomposition of (halogenated) hydrocarbons from industrial processes, or the decomposition of tar-like substances in bio-derived gaseous fuels rely on high efficiency, high throughput plasma reactors. Other applications include indoor air sterilization and odor removal in air conditioning systems, chemical synthesis in non-thermal plasmas, and plasma reforming of gaseous fuels. We report on experimental investigations of a laboratory size, wire-plate plasma reactor for pulsed corona treatment of gas flows. Results concerning experiments in ambient air without gas flow, characterizing the reactor performance with and without application of a DC bias voltage, have been published previously.