Acceleration of acetone destruction process under synergistic action of photocatalytic oxidation and barrier discharge

Alexey S. Besov, Alexander V. Vorontsov

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Abstract

Separate and joint work of photocatalytic oxidation based on TiO 2 and surface barrier discharge as a source of active oxygen and UV radiation is investigated for acetone vapors destruction under ambient air conditions. Experiments were carried out in a 404 l airtight Plexiglas chamber and used five different combinations of photocatalyst, barrier discharge and ultraviolet irradiation under identical initial concentration (∼170 ppm) of acetone. It is shown for the synergistic action of photocatalytic method and barrier discharge that the initial rate of acetone decomposition per watt of input power increases in more than 1.5 times compared to photocatalytic oxidation. Under operation of plasma of barrier discharge, intermediate products are formed such as CO, acetic acid, acetaldehyde and methane nitrate (CH 3NO 3). These products are not detected for photocatalytic oxidation. Some interesting features of kinetics of acetone decomposition and formation of intermediate products with participation of barrier discharge are revealed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)624-634
Number of pages11
JournalPlasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Air purification
  • Decomposition
  • Decontamination
  • Photocatalysis
  • Surface barrier discharge

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