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Trichloroethylene (TCE) and vinyl chloride (VC) removal by gas phase pulsed corona discharge was investigated with attention to energy efficiency and byproduct identification. Approximately 50–95% removal of TCE and vinyl chloride was observed, depending on the energy density applied to the gas. Water vapor reduced TCE removal in some experiments. Evidence was found for post-corona reactions leading to removal of vinyl chloride downstream of the plasma discharge, while significant post-corona removal of TCE was not observed. Removal efficiencies of 100–900 g/kW-hr in the case of 1000 ppm feed of TCE, and of 2–24 g/kW-hr for a 100 ppm feed of vinyl chloride were found. In the TCE experiments, the formation of dichloroacetyl chloride was observed, while an unknown byproduct was found with vinyl chloride. The addition of a platinum-rhodium coated electrode was found to reduce the post-corona removal of vinyl chloride at low energy density.
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Kirkpatrick, M.J., Finney, W.C. & Locke, B.R. Chlorinated Organic Compound Removal by Gas Phase Pulsed Streamer Corona Electrical Discharge with Reticulated Vitreous Carbon Electrodes. Plasmas and Polymers 8, 165–177 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024845721132
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