Acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, and smog are preeminent environmental problems facing the world today. Non-thermal plasma techniques offer an innovative approach to the solution of some of these problems. There are many types of non-thermal plasma devices that have been developed for environmental applications. The potential of these devices for the destruction of pollutants or toxic molecules has already been demonstrated in many contexts, such as nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) in flue gases, heavy metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in industrial effluents, and chemical agents such as nerve gases. This book contains a comprehensive account of the latest developments in non-thermal plasma devices and their applications to the disposal of a wide variety of gaseous pollutants.
Author(s): Norman W. Frank, Shinichi Hirano (auth.), Bernie M. Penetrante, Shirley E. Schultheis (eds.)
Series: NATO ASI Series 34
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1993
Language: English
Pages: 400
Tags: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution;Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics;Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering;Ecotoxicology;Ecology;Industrial Pollution Prevention
Front Matter....Pages I-XXXVI
The History of Electron Beam Processing for Environmental Pollution Control and Work Performed in the United States....Pages 1-26
Economics of the Electron Beam Process....Pages 27-32
SO 2 and NO x Removal from Flue Gas by Means of Lime Spray Dryer Followed by Electron Beam Irradiation....Pages 33-46
Application of E-Beam Treatment to Flue Gas Cleanup in Japan....Pages 47-54
Experiments on Chemical Reactions in Electron-Beam-Induced NO x /SO 2 Removal....Pages 55-62
Intensification of E-Beam Processing of SO 2 Removal From Flue Gas....Pages 63-69
Investigation of SO 2 Oxidation in Humid Air Stream by High Current Density Pulsed Electron Beam....Pages 71-76
Removal of Volatile Hydrocarbons from Industrial Off-Gas....Pages 77-89
Ultraviolet Light and Electron Beam Induced Degradation of Trichloroethene....Pages 91-101
Industrial Application of Pulsed Corona Processing to Flue Gas....Pages 103-130
Report on Novel Dry DeNO x /DeSO x Technology for Cleaning Combustion Gases from Utility Thermal Power Plant Boilers....Pages 131-137
Laboratory Studies of Plasmochemical Oxidation Process Energized by Pulsed Streamer Discharges....Pages 139-147
Experimental Studies on No Removal from Methane Combustion Products Using Nanosecond Corona Discharge....Pages 149-164
Application of Corona Technology in the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases and other Gaseous Pollutants....Pages 165-185
Pulsed Corona Discharge for Removal of NO x from Flue Gas....Pages 187-198
Destruction of Gaseous Pollutants and Air Toxics by Surface Discharge Induced Plasma Chemical Process (SPCP) and Pulse Corona Induced Plasma Chemical Process (PPCP)....Pages 199-209
Pulsed Corona Discharge for Hydrogen Sulfide Decomposition....Pages 211-221
Decomposition of Volatile Organic Compounds by a Packed-Bed Reactor and a Pulsed-Corona Plasma Reactor....Pages 223-237
Reaction Kinetics for Flue Gas Treatment of NO x ....Pages 239-256
Simultaneous Removal of NO x , CO x , SO x and Soot in Diesel Engine Exhaust....Pages 257-279
Treatment of Hazardous Organic Wastes Using Silent Discharge Plasmas....Pages 281-308
Decomposition of Complex Molecules Using Silent Discharge Plasma Processing....Pages 309-320
Hydrogenation of CO 2 in a Silent Discharge....Pages 321-337
UV Production in Dielectric Barrier Discharges for Pollution Control....Pages 339-354
DC Glow Discharge with Fast Gas Flow for Flue Gas Processing....Pages 355-369
Gliding Discharge Reactor for H 2 s Valorization or Destruction....Pages 371-387
Back Matter....Pages 389-400
