Abstract
As a kind of volatile organic compound, styrene is a typical industrial pollutant with high toxicity and odorous smell. In this study, the removal of malodorous styrene simulation waste gas was carried out in a self-made wire-tube dielectric barrier discharge reactor. The decomposition efficiency of the reaction was investigated under different applied voltages and flow rates. The results showed that nearly 99.6 % of styrene could be removed with a concentration of 3,600 mg/m3 and the applied voltage of 10.8 kV. However, the selectivity of CO2 and CO showed that the mineralization efficiency of styrene was less than 25 %. The by-products of the reaction, including O3, NO x and other intermediates, were also detected and analyzed under different applied voltages. The relationships between the applied voltage and the quantity of final product (CO2) and by-products (intermediate organics, NO x , O3) were investigated. The reaction mechanism was also described according to the bond energy and the intermediates that formed.
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This work was financial supported by National Key Technology R&D Program (2010BAK69B24), Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (10dz0583205) and Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 41173108).
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Zhang, H., Li, K., Sun, T. et al. The removal of styrene using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor and the analysis of the by-products and intermediates. Res Chem Intermed 39, 1021–1035 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-012-0664-0
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