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Decomposition of Benzene Using a Pulse-Modulated DBD Plasma

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To improve the energy yield (EY) of plasma volatile organic compound decomposition, a dielectric barrier discharge plasma driven by pulse-modulated AC power was used to experimentally study the abatement of benzene in atmospheric pressure air and at room temperature. The effects of the duty cycle on decomposition efficiency, EY, CO2 selectivity and the formation of ozone and NO2 were investigated. The results show that applying pulse modulation improves the EY and the CO2 selectivity and greatly reduces the wall temperature of the reaction chamber.

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This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China through Grant Nos. 11205007 and 11205029.

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  1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China

    Tianpeng Ma, Jianqi Liu & Fangchuan Zhong

  2. College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Beifang University of Nationalities, Yinchuan, 750021, People’s Republic of China

    Tianpeng Ma

  3. College of Science, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China

    Huadong Jiang & Fangchuan Zhong

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Ma, T., Jiang, H., Liu, J. et al. Decomposition of Benzene Using a Pulse-Modulated DBD Plasma. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 36, 1533–1543 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-016-9736-z

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