Title :
DC microdischarges inside porous ceramics
Author :
Hensel, Karol ; Katsura, Shinji ; Mizuno, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Astron., Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovakia
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The hybrid plasma-catalyst system represents an effective method for the pollutant abatement from car exhaust. A problem, however, is a limited volume of the generated plasma, and a pressure drop across the catalyst layer. A new approach on the generation of microdischarges inside porous ceramic materials is reported. The results show that the stable generation of microdischarges can be observed only in ceramics with specific pore size.
Keywords :
air pollution control; ceramics; discharges (electric); exhaust systems; plasma applications; plasma instability; plasma production; porous materials; DC microdischarges; car exhaust; catalyst layer pressure; hybrid plasma-catalyst system; pollutant abatement; porous ceramics; stable microdischarge generation; Ceramics; Corona; Dielectrics; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma stability; Plasma temperature; Surface discharges; Car catalyst; microdischarge; nonthermal plasma; porous ceramics;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.845389
