Title: | Non-thermal plasma coupled with a wet scrubber for removing odorous VOC |
Address: | "Green Materials & Processes R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 55 Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44413, South Korea; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea. Green Materials & Processes R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 55 Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44413, South Korea. Green Materials & Processes R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 55 Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44413, South Korea. Electronic address: suhankim@kitech.re.kr" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138870 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1298 (Electronic) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) deteriorate the quality of life and affect human health. In this study, a process was developed to remove an odorous VOC using a combined non-thermal plasma (NTP) and wet scrubber (WS) system. The low removal efficiency of WSs and the large amount of ozone generated by NTP were resolved. Compared to the decomposition effects when using a WS and NTP separately, the NTP + WS system improved the removal efficiency of ethyl acrylate (EA) and significantly reduced ozone emissions. The maximum EA removal efficiency was 99.9%. Additionally, an EA removal efficiency of over 53.4% and a 100% ozone removal efficiency were achieved even at discharge voltages lower than 4.5 kV. Ozone catalysis was confirmed to occur in the NTP + WS system. Furthermore, we verified the removal of by-products such as residual ozone and formaldehyde, which is a representative organic intermediate of EA. This study demonstrates that the NTP + WS system is a green technology for removing odorous VOCs" |
Keywords: | Humans *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis *Plasma Gases Quality of Life *Ozone Odorants/prevention & control *Air Pollutants/analysis Ethyl acrylate Hydroxyl radical Non-thermal plasma Ozone emission Volatile organic compound Wet scrubber; |
Notes: | "MedlineKim, Min-Ryeong Jeon, Woojin Kim, Suhan eng England 2023/05/09 Chemosphere. 2023 Aug; 332:138870. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138870. Epub 2023 May 6" |