Enhanced performance of non-thermal plasma coupled with TiO2/GAC for decomposition of chlorinated organic compounds: influence of a hydrogen-rich substance

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  • Kamaleddin Abedi
  • Farshid Ghorbani-Shahna
  • Babak Jaleh
  • Abdolrahman Bahrami
  • Rasoul Yarahmadi
چکیده

BACKGROUND No study was found in the literature on the combination of TiO2/GAC catalyst and non-thermal plasma for chlorinated volatile organic compounds abatement in air. This paper presents this hybrid process for the decomposition of chloroform (as a target compound) using a multi-pin to plate discharge reactor. The experiments were performed using a high frequency pulsed transformer as the power supply system to examine the effect of SIE, frequency, as well as initial concentration on the chloroform removal efficiency (RE). Toluene was added as a hydrogen-rich source to shift the reactions into the formation of environmentally desirable products. RESULTS RE of around 60% was observed with the NTP-alone process at the highest possible SIE (3000 J L(-1)), while it rocketed up to 100% (total oxidation) in the presence of TiO2/GAC at SIE of 1000 J L(-1). About 100% O3 destruction over TiO2/GAC and both adsorption and catalytic activities of GAC may be considered as the reasons for better performance of the hybrid process. Toluene feeding diminished the chlorinated by-products such as Cl2 and TCE significantly. The selectivity towards CO2 was noticed to enhance noticeably, when both catalyst and toluene were introduced, regardless of the input concentration. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the hybrid of NTP with TiO2/GAC will highly be effective in the abatement of chloroform, and the addition of toluene will successfully decline harmful chlorinated by-products.

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دوره 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014