Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
Volume 58, Issue 5, Pages 6591-6598Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2022.3188239
Keywords
Inductors; Plasmas; Catalysts; Catalysis; Nanoparticles; Electron tubes; Fluid flow; Catalysis; nonthermal plasma (NTP); particulate matter (PM); volatile organic compounds (VOCs); wet type
Funding
- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
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This article evaluates the application of catalytic nonthermal plasma (NTP) technique in controlling the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A wet-type catalysis plasma reactor is proposed for treating water-soluble VOCs, and different catalysts are used for assessing their performance in removing substances such as toluene. The study shows that the wet-type reactor has a superior particle collection efficiency.
Several exhaust gas regulations are being implemented to prevent the hazardous emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM) from paint and print factories. The VOCs generate photochemical oxidants and suspended PM, such as PM2.5, which has become a global environmental problem. We evaluate the catalytic nonthermal plasma (NTP) technique for controlling the emission of VOCs. The article proposes a wet-type catalysis plasma reactor to extend the treatment of water-soluble VOCs. Initial evaluation of the proposed technique involves simultaneous removal of nanoparticles along with individual VOCs, toluene, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, and ammonia, at a relatively high gas flow rate of 10 L/min. Further, pellets of alpha-alumina and TiO2 spheres are employed in the NTP reactors for assessing their catalytic performance. We install an MnO2 catalytic reactor downstream of the plasma reactor for ozone removal. Simultaneous treatment of typical VOCs and nanoparticles using dry and wet-type catalytic NTP reactors shows that the wet-type reactor has superior average particle collection efficiency of 100%. However, the dry-type NTP with alpha-alumina shows a higher toluene removal efficiency of 91% compared to 73% in the wet type. Further, the respective removal efficiencies for acetaldehyde, acetic acid, and ammonia are 100%, 100%, and 95%. Notably, the toluene removal efficiency drops to 65% with the TiO2 catalyst.
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