Systems for Plasma Catalytic Remediation

Many of the plasma catalysis schemes described in this chapter are not optimised in a way that is suitable for processing large volumes of waste gas in an efficient manner on a larger scale. Plasma reactors are generally limited to rather low gas flows compared to normal waste gas emissions and are presently best suited to niche applications of small flows with low concentrations of pollutants. A more energy-efficient configuration can be constructed where the pollutant is initially adsorbed 

The combination of plasma with catalysis offers an effective solution to the environmental clean-up of pollutant VOCs in waste gas streams. The hybridisation of the two techniques can bring about improved efficiency by increasing destruction of the pollutant and reducing the operating temperature and energy requirement for the processing. Additionally, the use of certain catalysts can give increased selectivity 

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