Atomic and molecular physics of plasma-based environmental technologies for abatement of volatile organic compounds
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Plasma and Materials Technologies, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (United States)
- First Point Scientific, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA (United States)
Non-thermal plasma techniques represent a new generation of air emission control technology that potentially could treat large-volume emissions containing dilute concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In order to apply non-thermal plasmas in an industrial scale, it is important to establish the electrical power requirements and byproducts of the process. There is a need for reliable data concerning the primary decomposition mechanisms and subsequent chemical kinetics associated with non-thermal processing of VOCs. There are many basic atomic and molecular physics issues that are essential in evaluating the economic performance of non- thermal plasma reactors. These studies are important in understanding how the input electrical power is dissipated in the plasma and how efficiently it is converted to the production of the plasma species (radicals, ions, or electrons) responsible for the decomposition of the VOCs. This paper will present results from the basic experimental and theoretical studies aimed at identifying the reaction mechanisms responsible for the primary decomposition of various types of VOCs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 390421
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-125056; CONF-9608162-1; ON: DE96050509; TRN: 96:028401
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 13. European sectional conference on atomic and molecular physics of ionized gases, Poprad (Slovakia), 27-30 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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