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Decomposition of CCl4 and CHCl3 on gliding are plasma
Antonius Indarto1, Jae-Wook Choi, Hwaung Lee
1Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Clean Technology Research Center, P.O. Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Korea.
Abstract:
Decomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons, CCl4 and CHCl3, in gliding plasma was examined. The effects of initial concentrations, total gas flow rates, and power consumption have been investigated. The conversion result was relatively high. It reached 80% for CCl4 and 97% for CHCl3. Using atmospheric air as the carrier gas, the plasma reaction occurred at exothermic reaction and the main products were CO2, CO, and Cl2. Transformation into CCl4 was also detected for CHCl3 decomposition reaction. The conversion of CCl4 and CHCl3 were increased with the increasing applied frequency and decreasing total gas flow rate.
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