Title :
Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide, Hydrogen, and Oxygen in Gliding Arc Electrical Discharge Reactors with Water Spray
Author :
Porter, Daniel ; Poplin, Micah D. ; Holzer, Frank ; Finney, Wright C. ; Locke, Bruce R.
Author_Institution :
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee
Abstract :
Formation rates of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydrogen (H2), and oxygen (O2) in gliding arc discharge with water spray with a variety of carrier gases including Ar, He, O2, N2, and CO2 were determined. Significantly larger rates and concentrations of hydrogen peroxide were found in the present reactor with a modified liquid injection nozzle than in previous work. As long as nitrogen oxide species are not formed, the formation of hydrogen peroxide was less sensitive to the carrier gas (O2, CO2, Ar), although He gave about 1/2 the rate as these other gases. The stoichiometric ratios of H2:O2:H2O2 exhibited a range of behaviors for the different carrier gases with the highest H2 formation in Ar and N2 and the largest O2 formation in CO2.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); nozzles; reactors (electric); sprays; gliding arc electrical discharge reactors; hydrogen peroxide; liquid injection nozzle; water spray; Argon; Biomedical engineering; Chemical technology; Gases; Hydrogen; Inductors; Oxygen; Spraying; Thermal degradation; Water pollution;
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.2007.175
