Reactor Structural Parameters Effect on the Degradation of -Dichlorobenzene under DBD-NTP System
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 149, Issue 10
Abstract
To investigate the effects of different structural parameters in the degradation of -Dichlorobenzene (-DCB) by dielectric barrier discharge nonthermal plasma (DBD-NTP) and to explore the optimal reactor structural parameters, experimental investigations were carried out using plasma reactors of different structures. The effects of single and double dielectric, different high-voltage electrode positions, different dielectric thicknesses, different discharge gaps and different discharge lengths on the degradation efficiency, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide selectivity, carbon balance, and ozone of -DCB were investigated in the reactor. The results show that single dielectric, external high-voltage electrode and lower dielectric thickness, discharge gap, and longer discharge length favor ozone control and improve -DCB degradation and carbon monoxide selectivity as well as carbon balance.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFE0208100), Key Science and Technology Planning Project of HBIS Group Co., Ltd. (No. HG2020204-2), Hebei Provincial Key R&D Program Project (22373805D), and the Guangdong Air Pollution Control Engineering Laboratory Open Fund Project (20193236-09-06).
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 149 • Issue 10 • October 2023
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Received: Apr 25, 2023
Accepted: Jun 4, 2023
Published online: Aug 2, 2023
Published in print: Oct 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Jan 2, 2024
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- [Inorganic compounds]
- Carbon compounds
- Carbon dioxide
- Carbon fibers
- Chemical compounds
- Chemical degradation
- Chemical elements
- Chemical processes
- Chemicals
- Chemistry
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Environmental engineering
- Fibers
- Hydrologic engineering
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Mathematics
- Organic compounds
- Ozone
- Parameters (statistics)
- Statistics
- Thickness
- Water and water resources
- Water discharge
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