Title :
Decomposition of benzene using non-thermal plasma reactor packed with ferroelectric pellet
Author :
Ogata, Atsushi ; Shintani, Noboru ; Mizuno, Koichi ; Kushiyama, Satoshi ; Yamamoto, Toshiaki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Resources & Environ., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
The decomposition of benzene in air was carried out using a nonthermal discharge plasma reactor packed with ferroelectric materials. It was found that ferroelectric materials having a diameter of 1-2 mm and a relative dielectric constant of εr ⩾1100 exhibited the most effective energy efficiency for the decomposition of benzene. Benzene of low concentration, below 50 ppm, was completely decomposed to CO and CO2 without the formation of other hydrocarbons. The ratio of CO to CO2 produced from benzene was minimized under the atmosphere containing more than 5% of O2
Keywords :
air pollution control; decomposition; ferroelectric materials; plasma applications; plasma devices; 1 to 2 mm; CO; CO2; benzene decomposition; dielectric constant; energy efficiency; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectric pellets; nonthermal discharge plasma reactor; Dielectric constant; Electrodes; Ferroelectric materials; Hydrocarbons; Inductors; Plasma chemistry; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4067-1
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1997.626331
