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Title
Modeling and experimental study of trichloroethylene abatement with a negative direct current corona discharge
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Abstract
In this work, we study the abatement of dilute trichloroethylene (TCE) in air with a negative direct current corona discharge. A numerical model is used to theoretically investigate the underlying plasma chemistry for the removal of TCE, and a reaction pathway for the abatement of TCE is proposed. The Cl atom, mainly produced by dissociation of COCl, is one of the controlling species in the TCE destruction chemistry and contributes to the production of chlorine containing by-products. The effect of humidity on the removal efficiency is studied and a good agreement is found between experiments and the model for both dry (5 % relative humidity (RH)) and humid air (50 % RH). An increase of the relative humidity from 5 % to 50 % has a negative effect on the removal efficiency, decreasing by ±15 % in humid air. The main loss reactions for TCE are with ClO·, O· and CHCl2. Finally, the by-products and energy cost of TCE abatement are discussed.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Plasma chemistry and plasma processing. - New York, N.Y., 1981, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Plenum Press , 2015
ISSN
0272-4324 [print]
1572-8986 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S11090-014-9584-7
Volume/pages
35 :1 (2015) , p. 217-230
ISI
000347285800014
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
CalcUA as central calculation facility: supporting core facilities.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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