Abatement of nitrogen oxides in a catalytic reactor enhanced by nonthermal plasma discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 157-165

  Mok, Young Sun ^a   Ravi, V ^a   Kang, Ho Chul ^b   Rajanikanth, B S ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Catalytic reduction; NOx; Nonthermal plasma; Removal; Temperature window

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHYLENE; OXIDATION; PLASMAS; REDUCTION;

PLASMA DISCHARGE;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 0037308935     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.808876     Document Type: Article

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