Publication detail

Decomposition of Atrazine Traces in Water by Plasma Discharge

VANRAES, P. NIKIFOROV, A. VYHNÁNKOVÁ, E. ŠUBRT, M. KRČMA, F. VÁVROVÁ, M. SURMONT, P. LYNEN, F. DAELS, N. DE CLERK, K. VAN HULLE, S. VANDAMME, J. VAN DURME, J. LEYS, C.

Original Title

Decomposition of Atrazine Traces in Water by Plasma Discharge

Type

abstract

Language

English

Original Abstract

Plasma discharge is a promising technique for micropollutant decomposition, since it produces a wide spectrum of highly reactive species near the water surface. In this research, two DBD reactors with a water electrode were investigated on energy yield of H2O2 production, ozone production and atrazine decomposition, in comparison to a reference reactor based on diaphragm discharge. Energy yield of atrazine decomposition is two orders of magnitude higher in the DBD reactors. They can be further optimized by adding a membrane or active carbon textile with high surface area underneath the water surface. Adsorption of the micropollutant on such membrane or textile leads to higher decomposition rate at the plasma-liquid interface, without changing the input power. The synergetic combination of liquid plasma with nanofiber membrane or carbon cloth is a convenient water treatment technology, which can easily be scaled up to industrial level.

Keywords

discharge with liquid, atrazine, decomposition

Authors

VANRAES, P.; NIKIFOROV, A.; VYHNÁNKOVÁ, E.; ŠUBRT, M.; KRČMA, F.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; SURMONT, P.; LYNEN, F.; DAELS, N.; DE CLERK, K.; VAN HULLE, S.; VANDAMME, J.; VAN DURME, J.; LEYS, C.

Released

21. 9. 2014

Location

Greifswald

Pages from

96

Pages to

96

Pages count

1

BibTex

@misc{BUT109607,
  author="Patrick {Vanraes} and Anton {Nikiforov} and Edita {Klímová} and Michal {Šubrt} and František {Krčma} and Milada {Vávrová} and Peiter {Surmont} and Frederic {Lynen} and Nele {Daels} and Karen {De Clerk} and Stijn {Van Hulle} and Jeroen {Vandamme} and Jim {Van Durme} and Christophe {Leys}",
  title="Decomposition of Atrazine Traces in Water by Plasma Discharge",
  booktitle="HAKONE XIV - Book of Abstracts",
  year="2014",
  pages="96--96",
  address="Greifswald",
  note="abstract"
}