Dissociation of benzene in a pulsed glow discharge

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.371257· OSTI ID:686436

McCorkle, D L; Ding, W; Ma, C; Pinnaduwage, L A ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6122 (United States)

Destruction of benzene in a benzene/Ar mixture subjected to a pulsed glow discharge was studied. The destruction efficiency was much improved compared to a dc glow discharge, and the destruction efficiency increased with decreasing pulse width at a constant pulse frequency. Diagnostics experiments were conducted to elucidate the destruction mechanisms involved. The results show that excitation transfer from the metastable states of Ar to benzene in the afterglow of the discharge was primarily responsible for the destruction of benzene. {copyright} {ital 1999 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 686436
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 86; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
66 PHYSICS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
AFTERGLOW
ARGON
BENZENE
DISSOCIATION
ELECTRON ATTACHMENT
GLOW DISCHARGES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
METASTABLE STATES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS