Experimental investigation of styrene destruction in a non-thermal multi-arc plasma reactor with three pairs of electrodes
A novel alternating current non-thermal multi-arc plasma generator with three pairs of electrodes was developed for styrene degradation. The experimental results indicated that multiple arcs enhance the destruction of styrene in the reactor. Styrene is not only thermally decomposed but also oxidatively degraded in the multi-arc reactor. When the concentration of styrene is not higher than 1200 mg/m<sup>3</sup>, its removal rate can reach more than 90%. The major gaseous effluence products were CO and CO<sub>2</sub>. The solid product carbon black was found to be attached to the reactor wall. The main intermediates of styrene decomposition are butanol, ethyl acetate and benzaldehyde.
Authors
- Hongmei Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-8857)
- Yanjun Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5739-1960)
- Zhongyang Ma
- Tiancheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-1232)
- Tingting Nie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0827-5888)
- Huan Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3174-5315)
- Siyuan Sui
- Guo Hua Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6132-6766)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CN)
- West Anhui University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Technology
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2025.2474258
- Primary Topic
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Bureau