介质阻挡放电和CuZSM-5结合体系中等离子体对C2H4的作用

采用吸附、程序升温脱附及氧化和发射光谱等技术研究了介质阻挡放电对气相和催化剂表面吸附乙烯的作用. 实验表明, 介质阻挡放电等离子体能脱附催化剂表面吸附物种(如CO2和H2O等), 并引发表面化学反应生成新物种(如在等离子体作用下C2H4和O2生成CO2和H2O); 改变催化剂表面积碳化合物结构, 并降低其起燃点; 引发气相中乙烯发生反应生成中间物种或碎片(如CN和CH等). 在富氧体系NO/O2/N2中加入C2H4, 能使介质阻挡放电等离子体和CuZSM-5“一段法”结合体系产生协同效应, 提高NOx转化率. 该协同效应的产生与等离子体在气相及催化剂表面引发化学反应, 产生参与NOx还原反应的新稳态物种和短寿命高能活性物种有关.     

介质阻挡放电等离子体与吸附在CuZSM-5上的NO或NO/O2的相互作用

采用吸附和程序升温脱附(TPD)技术研究了介质阻挡放电等离子体对CuZSM-5催化剂上吸附的氮氧化物作用. 实验表明, 介质阻挡放电等离子体使催化剂表面吸附的NO及Cu活性位上吸附的NOx物种脱附, 并引发表面化学反应生成新的氮氧化物. 对于NO/N2体系, 介质阻挡放电等离子体与吸附在CuZSM-5上NO作用, 主要生成N2O和O2. 在富氧体系NO/O2/N2, 则生成较大量的N2O、NO2和NO. 等离子体预处理活性下降的CuZSM-5, 可明显提高其催化分解NO活性. 对比有或无介质阻挡放电等离子体预处理NO或NO/O2饱和吸附的CuZSM-5上的NO-TPD结果表明, 等离子体提高催化剂活性的原因与其使催化剂Cu活性位上吸附的NOx物种脱附有关.     

介质阻挡放电等离子体与吸附在CuZSM-5上的NO或NO/O2的相互作用

采用吸附和程序升温脱附(TPD)技术研究了介质阻挡放电等离子体对CuZSM-5催化剂上吸附的氮氧化物作用.实验表明,介质阻挡放电等离子体使催化剂表面吸附的NO及Cu活性位上吸附的NOx物种脱附,并引发表面化学反应生成新的氮氧化物.对于NO/N2体系,介质阻挡放电等离子体与吸附在CuZSM-5上NO作用,主要生成N2O和O2.在富氧体系NO/O2/N2,则生成较大量的N2O、NO2和NO.等离子体预处理活性下降的CuZSM-5,可明显提高其催化分解NO活性.对比有或无介质阻挡放电等离子体预处理NO或NO/O2饱和吸附的CuZSM-5上的NO-TPD结果表明,等离子体提高催化剂活性的原因与其使催化剂Cu活性位上吸附的NOx物种脱附有关.     

介质阻挡放电引发氮氧化物等离子体化学反应

在523 K介质阻挡放电条件下,研究了不同气体组分体系中NO的转化.实验表明,在无氧体系(NO/N2)中,转化的NO主要分解为N2和O2.在富氧(NO/O2/N2)条件下,由于NO和NO2的生成, NO的转化率最低.体系中加入C2H4(NO/C2H4/N2)时, NO转化率与NO/N2体系几乎一样,与NO相比,生成的O更易与C2H4作用,几乎没有NO2的生成.当C2H4和O2共存时(NO/O2/C2H4/N2),NO主要被氧化为NO2.当能量密度为125 J•L－1时, 与其它体系相比,NO/O2/C2H4/N2体系中NO转化率和NO2生成量最大,转化每个 NO分子能耗最小(61 eV).体系中C2H4主要被氧化为CO.四个体系中N2O的生成量都较少.讨论了介质阻挡放电条件下上述四个体系可能的反应机制.     

等离子体引发CH3OH/NH3偶联反应合成腈类化合物

腈类化合物广泛用于医药和精细化学品合成。然而,许多腈类的生产过程产生大量污染物。本文采用介质阻挡放电(DBD)等离子体活化甲醇和氨气分子,发现等离子体引发的CH₃OH/NH₃偶联反应可合成二甲基氰胺、二甲基氨基乙腈和氨基乙腈等高附加值含N有机化合物。系统研究了反应器结构、放电条件、反应条件和填充材料对甲醇转化率和产物选择性的影响。实验结果表明,在最优条件下,甲醇的转化率达到51.5%,腈类化合物选择性达到22.1%。CH₃OH/NH₃等离子体发射光谱结果表明,C≡N自由基物种可能是生成腈类化合物的重要中间体。该CH₃OH/NH₃等离子体偶联反应为二甲基氰胺、二甲基氨基乙腈和氨基乙腈提供了一种绿色合成方法,也为甲醇和氨气精细化利用开辟了一种新途径。     

低温等离子体转化NO/O2/N2气氛中NO的实验研究

通过建立低温等离子体实验系统, 研究了介质阻挡放电型低温等离子体反应器作用于NO/O2/N2混合气体系时, NO, O2初始浓度对NO的转化效率的影响以及NOx, O3浓度随能量密度的变化关系. 低温等离子体作用于NO/O2/N2混合气体系时, NO同时发生氧化还原反应, 氧化反应占主导地位, 大部分NO转化为NO2; NO转化率随O2, NO初始浓度增大而降低, 能量密度在450～600 J/L时转化率较高; 产生的O3浓度随能量密度的增大呈先增后减的趋势.     

非平衡等离子体放电模式及反应器结构对氨气分解制氢的影响

在常压下研究了不同等离子体放电模式及反应器结构对氨分解制氢反应的影响.实验中调节反应器结构分别产生了介质阻挡放电和交流弧放电两种放电模式.通过对两种放电模式的放电图像、电压-电流波形和氨分解过程中等离子体区活性物种的发射光谱(OES)研究发现,与介质阻挡放电相比,交流弧放电为局部强放电,具有更高的电源效率和电子密度.因此,在介质阻挡放电中氨气分子大部分通过生成电子激发态物种NH3*,再与载能电子碰撞断裂N―H键进行氨分解反应;而在交流弧放电中载能电子具有更高的平均电子能量,可直接断裂氨气分子的N―H键生成NH2和NH等高活性物种,促进氨分解反应的进行.结果表明,交流弧放电的氨分解效果要明显优于介质阻挡放电.在交流弧放电模式下不同类型反应器对氨气分解转化率由高到低的顺序为:管-管管-板针-板板-板.在输入功率为30 W,气隙间距为6 mm时,管-管交流弧放电的氨气转化率达到60%左右,而板-板介质阻挡放电的氨气转化率仅为4%.     

Co-ZSM-5催化剂上乙烯选择性催化还原Nox表面中间物种的组成

 采用预处理-瞬态反应产物分析方法定量研究了Co-ZSM-5催化剂上乙烯选择性催化还原氮氧化物反应过程中表面中间物种的组成. 催化剂在275 ℃经0.1%NO-0.05%C2H4-10%O2/Ar混合气处理后生成了表面中间物种NCaObHc, 该物种与NO/O2/Ar混合气反应比与单独的NO或O2反应生成更多的N2. 通过质谱、红外吸收四组分 (CO2, CO, CH4和N2O)分析仪及气相色谱-质谱联用等技术分析了表面中间物种与NO/O2/Ar混合气反应的产物,确定了表面中间物种中三种元素N, C和H的平均原子数之比为1.0∶1.8∶5.0 (氧物种由于实验原因很难确定).     

介质阻挡放电等离子体脱除氮氧化物的发射光谱研究

在大气压下, NO/N2体系中, 利用发射光谱技术对50 Hz和5 kHz交流介质阻挡放电等离子体在200～900 nm范围内进行了诊断. 在632、674.5、715.5和742 nm等处测得了N原子的谱线. 利用化学发光法NOx分析仪, 模块式红外吸收气体分析检测仪, 大气压下直连质谱多种检测手段对放电前后的稳定物种进行了分析, 观察到O2的生成. 初步讨论了无氧条件下介质阻挡放电等离子体中NO脱除的反应机制.     

介质阻挡放电等离子体辅助CuO/CeO2-TiO2/r-Al2O3

在介质阻挡等离子体放电(DBD)辅助催化剂(6%CuO/15%TiO2/γ-Al2O3,6%CuO/5%CeO2/15%TiO2/γ-Al2O3)反应装置上,研究了4种不同反应条件下(NO+CH4,NO+CH4+O2,NO+CH4+NTP,NO+CH4+O2+NTP)NO和CH4反应,采用BET、XRD、H2-TPR和XPS等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明在上述4种反应条件下,对于NO+CH4的反应,O2的存在有利于NO脱除,在等离子体条件下,O2的加入对NO的转化有所抑制;而等离子体的活化极大增强了NO的低温脱除活性.在等离子体存在条件下,6%CuO/5%CeO2/15%TiO2/γ-Al2O3(6Cu5Ce15TA)对NO的转化率都优于6%CuO/15%TiO2/γ-Al2O3(6Cu15TA).BET结果显示添加TiO2和CeO2于γ-Al2O3表面后,比表面积都有少量降低;而各载体负载6%CuO后比表面积也有所下降.XRD结果表明6Cu15TA和6Cu5Ce15TA催化剂由锐钛矿相TiO2组成,CuO在各催化剂表面呈现高度分散.H2-TPR数据和XPS实验结果显示负载CuO后,催化剂表面的铜物种由高度分散的CuO和嵌入到CeO2或TiO2晶格中Cu2+所组成.6Cu5Ce15TA表面含有较6Cu15TA多的Cu+,从而增强了NO的脱除活性.     

Pd/Mg(Al)O催化剂上NOx的储存 还原

采用共沉淀-浸渍法制备了催化剂Pd/Mg(Al)O，并用XRD、TPD等手段进行了表征。考察了催化剂的NOx储存 还原性能。结果表明，NO在Pd/Mg(Al)O上的主要储存途径是Pd促进NO氧化生成NO2，NO2与Mg(Al)O作用成盐，放出NO；Pd对NO2吸附成盐影响不大。NO在Pd/Mg(Al)O上吸附储存的适宜温度为350℃。350℃下Pd/Mg(Al)O催化剂经15次储存 还原（以H2为还原剂），NOx储存量变化不超过8％，维持在300μmol·g－1以上，N2选择性维持在94％以上。     

Uneven Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactors for Diesel Particulate Matter Removal

Uneven dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactors driven by positive–negative pulse plasma discharges were investigated for particulate matter (PM) removal from a diesel engine. Two kinds of uneven alumina plates and three kinds of uneven stainless steel plates were used to assemble six kinds of uneven DBD reactors of discharge gaps 0.4–1.0 mm. The experimental results show that PM from diesel engines can be removed using the uneven DBD reactors. The maximum PM removal was 67% at 300 W energy injections using the DBD reactor of 0.4 mm gap distance. PM removal increased with decreasing gap distance. The energy efficiency using the uneven DBD reactor of a shorter gap distance was higher than that using the uneven DBD reactor of a longer gap distance as the uneven DBD reactor of a shorter gap distance has a higher PM deposition rate. The energy efficiency was typically in a range of 3–10.6 g/kWh at an energy density of 2–16 J/L. A comparison of this study with reports given by other research groups is given.     

Elimination of Carbon Monoxide in the Gas Streams by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Systems with Mn Catalyst

Elimination of CO in air stream using the plasma catalytic reactors was investigated. Two plasma catalytic systems were evaluated in this study, one consisting of a catalyst-bed packed in plasma zone of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor directly (CID reactor), and the other (CAD reactor) consisting of a catalyst-bed after a DBD reactor. The examined operating parameters in this study included applied voltage, discharge power, the lengths of plasma zone and catalyst-bed, and inlet CO concentration. It was found that the glass packed DBD reactor without catalyst cannot eliminate CO in air stream effectively. When MnO_x catalyst applied to DBD reactors, the removal of 1000 ppm CO can achieve to 97% by both type reactors. Under constant energy input condition, the CO removal of a CID reactor increased with the decrease of the initial CO concentration and the increase of the length of catalyst beds. In addition, the operating energy consumption of CID system was lower than that of CAD system.     

Visualization of In Situ Oxidation Process Between Plasma and Liquid Phase in Two Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Reactors Using Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Technique

Cold atmospheric plasma is considered to be a promising approach for decontamination purposes, e.g. dyeing water decoloration. In order to better understand the complex mechanism of the plasma physics coupled with the plasma chemistry involved in the interaction of the polluted water with the discharge plasma, a novel approach was proposed to study the in situ oxidation process between the plasma and liquid phase in two dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactors with different bottom shape (concave vs. plane), by using the planar laser induced fluorescence technique to visualize the process dynamics. Rhodamine B was employed as the tracer dye, which was gradually decomposed by the combined effect of the chemically active radicals (OH, O, H₂O₂, etc.) as well as the intense UV radiation in the DBD plasma process. The results showed that the DBD plasma filaments induced certain fluctuation on the Rhodamine B liquid layer, which accordingly intensified the mass transfer to a large extent thus accelerated the oxidation process. The comparison of the measured concentration fields in the two DBD plasma reactors illustrated that the DBD reactor #1 with concave bottom showed higher oxidation efficiency than the DBD reactor #2 with plane bottom. Additionally, the experiments demonstrated that the oxidation efficiency in the DBD plasma water treatment was much better than that in the reactor with pure oxidation by ozone gas, which can be further improved by injecting the additional oxygen gas bubbles into the liquid phase in the plasma reactor.     

The Effect of Oxygen and Water Vapor on Nitric Oxide Conversion with a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor

The effect of O₂ and H₂O vapor on the Nitric oxide (NO) removal rate, the NO₂ generation rate and the discharge characteristics were investigated using the dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor at 1 atm pressure and at room temperature (20°). The results showed that the O₂ present in the flue gas always hampered the removal of NO and the generation of N₂O, but that the O₂ could enhance the generation of NO₂ in the NO/N₂/O₂ mixtures. Furthermore, with the increase of oxygen, the average discharge current gradually decreases in the reactor. The H₂O present in N₂/NO hindered the removal of NO and the generation of NO₂ but had no impact on the average discharge current in the reactor in the NO/N₂/H₂O mixtures in which the HNO₂ and HNO₃ was detected. The energy efficiency of the DBD used to remove the NO from the flue gas was also estimated.     

Simultaneous Removal of Nitrogen Oxides and Particulate Matters from Diesel Engine Exhaust using Dielectric Barrier Discharge and Catalysis Hybrid System

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) and catalysis hybrid process was used to remove nitrogen oxides and particulate matters from diesel engine exhaust. The DBD reactor converts a part of NO into NO₂, and then the exhaust gas containing the mixture of NO and NO₂ enters the catalytic reactor where both NO and NO₂ are reduced to N₂. The effect of energy density (power input divided by gas flow rate) and reaction temperature on the removal of nitrogen oxides was investigated with a stationary diesel engine. The hybrid process was able to remove about 80% of the initial nitrogen oxides at an energy density of 25 J/L and 150°C. The removal of particulate matters did not largely depend on the electrode structure, but it was a strong function of the energy density. On the basis of 80% removal efficiency, the energy yield for nitrogen oxides was 40 eV/molecule while that for particulate matters was 83 kJ/mg. The present study suggests that this kind of hybrid process can be applied to simultaneous removal of nitrogen oxides and particulate matters from diesel engine exhausts.     

Decomposition of Toluene and Acetone in Packed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactors

The influences of TiO₂ catalytic material and glass pellet packing on the decomposition efficiency of toluene and acetone in air by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactors were experimentally investigated in this study. The effects of both packing materials on the formation of byproducts such as CO and CO₂ were also evaluated. Experimental results indicate that the introduction of glass materials into the plasma zone of a wire-tube reactor would improve the decomposition efficiency of toluene and acetone compared to a nonpacked reactor. The apparent decomposition rate constant of a glass packed-bed reactor was 4.5–4.8 times greater than that of a nonpacked reactor. The results also indicate that the decomposition rate constant of toluene was approximately 2.6 times higher than that of acetone no matter which type reactor was utilized. The application of TiO₂ coated pellets in DBD reactors will enforce the hydrocarbon byproducts to further be oxidized to CO₂, notwithstanding, it will not significantly improve the performance of the reactors in the decomposition of toluene and acetone, and in the formation of CO. The results show that the best selectivity of CO₂ for acetone decomposition in a TiO₂ coated pellets packed-bed reactor was approximately 40% higher than that in a glass packed-bed reactor.