Pulsed Corona Discharges and Their Applications in Toxic VOCs Abatement

摘要

Plasma processes are among the emerging technologies for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) abatement~[1]. Both thermal plasmas and non-equilirium plasmas (cold plasmas) are being developed for VOCs cleanup~[2,3]. Particularly, pulsed corona discharges offer seveal advantages over conventional VOCs abatement techniques~[4-7]. To optimize the existing technology and to develop it further, there is need to understand the mechanisms involved in plasma chemical reactions.