Feasibility Analysis Report for Hybrid Non-Thermal Plasma Reactors

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Subject Categories: PLASMA PHYSICS AND MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
Corporate Author: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB NM
Title: Feasibility Analysis Report for Hybrid Non-Thermal Plasma Reactors
Personal Authors: Rosocha, Louis A.
Report Date: 15 JAN 1998
Pages: 9 PAGES
Report Number: LA-UR-98-206
Monitor Acronym: XD
Monitor Series: SERDP
Descriptors: *NITROGEN OXIDES, *EMISSION CONTROL, PLASMAS(PHYSICS), HYBRID SYSTEMS, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT.
Identifiers: *NONTHERMAL PLASMA REACTORS, SERDP COLLECTION, SERDP(STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM), VOC(VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND), HAP(HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT), JETC(JET ENGINE TEST CELL), JET ENGINE TEST CELLS
Abstract: The purpose of SERDP project CP-1038 is to evaluate and develop non- thermal plasma (NTP) reactor technology for DoD air emissions control applications. The primary focus is on oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and a secondary focus on hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), especially volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Because pollutant-containing air-emission streams within the DoD frequently span a broad range of pollutant concentrations, flow rates, and gas conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity) a single type of NTP reactor is not expected to fit all types of emissions streams. Additionally, stand alone NTP reactors may provide neither an adequate means of pollutant removal nor an acceptable economic solution. Therefore, hybrid systems (combinations of different NTP reactor types or architectures), which employ adsorbents and/or catalytic media are being examined by researchers in this field. This report is intended to provide a preliminary summary analysis of a few representative hybrid systems as a means of introducing the hybrid or staged-system concept. For the purposes of this report, we will present qualitative, rather than quantitative, analyses of hybrid reactors. That is, primary discussing of relative advantages and/or disadvantages or example systems. Additional project work in FY98 will be required to present more quantitative data for hybrids.
Limitation Code: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Source Code: 211350
Citation Creation Date: 02 JUN 1999