Title :
Control of volatile organic compounds by an AC energized ferroelectric pellet reactor and a pulsed corona reactor
Author :
Yamamoto, Toshiaki ; Ramanathan, Kumar ; Lawless, Phil A. ; Ensor, David S. ; Newsome, J. Randall ; Plaks, Norman ; Ramsey, Geddes H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Aerosol Technol., Res. Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Abstract :
Two laboratory-scale plasma reactors, an alternating current (AC) energized ferroelectric (high dielectric ceramic) packed bed reactor and a nanosecond pulsed corona reactor, were constructed. This study was done to develop baseline engineering data to demonstrate the feasibility of the application of plasma reactors to the destruction of various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at PPM levels. Complete destruction was obtained for toluene. Conversions of methylene chloride at 95% and trichlorotrifluoroethane (known as CFC-113) at 67% were achieved for the plasma reactors used. The conversion was dependent on the mean electron energy in the reactor and was also related to how strongly halogen species were bonded with carbon
Keywords :
air pollution detection and control; corona; electrostatic devices; ferroelectric devices; plasma applications; plasma devices; pulsed power technology; AC; CFC-113; air pollution control; application; chlorofluorocarbons; destruction; dielectric ceramic; electrostatic devices; ferroelectric pellet reactor; mean electron energy; methylene chloride; plasma reactors; pulsed corona reactor; pulsed power; toluene; trichlorotrifluoroethane; volatile organic compounds; Ceramics; Corona; Data engineering; Dielectrics; Electrons; Ferroelectric materials; Inductors; Laboratories; Plasma applications; Volatile organic compounds;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
