Application of microwave air plasma in the destruction of trichloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride at atmospheric pressure

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 820-826

  Rubio, S J ^a   Quintero, M C ^a   Rodero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Microwave plasma; Plasma; VOC removal

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR PLASMAS; ATMOSPHERIC AIR; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; DESTRUCTION RATES; GAS FLOWRATE; HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LOWER OPERATING COSTS; MICROWAVE PLASMA; MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH; MICROWAVE POWER; PLASMA DISCHARGE; SYSTEM-BASED; TRACE AMOUNTS; VOC REMOVAL; VOLATILE WASTES;

ANESTHETICS; ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BYPRODUCTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER COMPOUNDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASES; HALOGENATION; HELIUM; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; OPERATING COSTS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA TORCHES; PLASMAS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HELIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPRESSED AIR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS FLOW; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PLASMA; SPECTROSCOPY; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLOW RATE; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOGENATION; MICROWAVE AIR PLASMA; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; MICROWAVES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 79551578901     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.069     Document Type: Article

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