Improving the pollutant removal efficiency of packed-bed plasma reactors incorporating ferroelectric components

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 314, Issue , 2017, Pages 311-319

  Gómez Ramírez, Ana ^a,b   Montoro Damas, Antonio ^b   Rodríguez, Miguel A ^c   González Elipe, Agustín ^b   Cotrino, José ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge; Ferroelectric materials; Packed bed plasma reactor; Plasma decontamination; Pollutant removal; VOC's removal

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FERROELECTRICITY; FLOW CONTROL; METHANE; PACKED BEDS; PELLETIZING; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLLUTION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; STORM SEWERS; TOLUENE;

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE REACTORS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; FERROELECTRIC COMPONENT; FERROELECTRIC PELLETS; PACKED-BED PLASMA REACTORS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 85027933327     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.065     Document Type: Article

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