Decomposition mechanism of phenol in water plasmas by DC discharge at atmospheric pressure

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 985-993

  Narengerile, ^a   Yuan, Min Hao ^b   Watanabe, Takayuki ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decomposition mechanism; Phenol decomposition; Water plasma

Indexed keywords

ARC CURRENT; CARBON BALANCE; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; CO-GENERATION; COMPLEX REACTIONS; CYCLOPENTADIENES; DC DISCHARGES; DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM; DOWNSTREAM REGION; EFFLUENT GAS; ENERGY YIELDS; GASEOUS COMPOUNDS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INTERMEDIATE SPECIE; LIQUID EFFLUENTS; PHENOL DECOMPOSITION; PHENOL SOLUTIONS; PLASMA FLAME; REACTION PATHWAYS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RING OPENS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE LEVEL;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENZENE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FORMIC ACID; OLEFINS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PLASMAS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REMOVAL;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 79953738992     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.01.072     Document Type: Article

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