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Evaluating the Effects of Silent Discharge Plasma on Remediation of Acid Scarlet GR-Contaminated Soil

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The remediation of dye-contaminated soil using silent discharge plasma in dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor was reported in this study. Acid scarlet GR was selected as the representative of azo dye pollutants. Effects of applied voltage, discharge frequency, and gas flow rate on Acid scarlet GR treatment effect which were characterized by degradation efficiency and the change of chemical oxygen demand (COD) during the degradation were investigated. The decolorization rate of Acid scarlet GR in the soil increased with the applied voltage and discharge frequency, and the optimal gas flow rate was obtained at 1.0 L min−1. The energy efficiency was clearly enhanced by way of increasing the amount of contaminated soil in the DBD reactor finitely. The degradation efficiency of Acid scarlet GR and the removal of COD value were achieved 93 % and 74 % after 25-min discharge treatment, respectively. The results indicated that the DBD remediation system was able to degrade Acid scarlet GR in the soil quickly and efficiently. This study is expected to provide a possible pathway of Acid scarlet GR degradation in soil.

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The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation, People’s Republic of China (Project No. 40901150) and the National Natural Science Foundation, People’s Republic of China (Project No. 41001188) for their financial supports to this research.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), Institute of Electrostatics and Special Power, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, People’s Republic of China

    Na Lu, Jie Li & Yan Wu

  2. The Department of Resources and Environment, Shandong University of Technology, 255000, Zibo, People’s Republic of China

    Jing Lou

  3. East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, 200090, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Cui Hua Wang

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Lu, N., Lou, J., Wang, C.H. et al. Evaluating the Effects of Silent Discharge Plasma on Remediation of Acid Scarlet GR-Contaminated Soil. Water Air Soil Pollut 225, 1991 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-1991-0

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