Thin Solid Films, Vol.518, No.3, 957-961, 2009
Modeling for plasma-enhanced catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides
In this work, we simulated the whole processes of plasma-enhanced selective catalytic reduction for nitrogen oxides removal with hydrocarbon additive. The simulation model consists of plasma simulation and catalysis simulation. First, single filamentary microdischarge in dielectric barrier discharge was calculated to evaluate the radical production yield as a function of specific input energy. Second, the chemical reaction process in the discharge reactor was simulated to find the gas reforming property by the plasma. This plasma simulation was applied to NO oxidation process in atmospheric pressure N(2)/O(2)/NO/C(3)H(6) mixtures under various discharge conditions. Finally, the catalytic reaction process was modeled using simple mass balance equations in gas-phase and on catalyst surface. The catalytic reaction simulation was tested for the reduction of nitrogen oxides on gamma-Al(2)O(3) catalyst in N(2)/O(2)/NO/C(3)H(6) and in N(2)/O(2)/NO(2)/C(3)H(6). (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,
Keywords:Dielectric barrier discharge;Plasma-enhanced selective catalytic reduction;Nitrogen oxides removal;Discharge simulation;Catalytic reaction modeling