Title: Characteristics of rotating arc for CF4 removal

Authors: Kwan-Tae Kim, Young-Hoon Song, Min Suk Cha, Dae Hoon Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim

Addresses: Environmental System Research Center, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, 171 Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea. ' Environmental System Research Center, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, 171 Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea. ' Environmental System Research Center, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, 171 Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea. ' Environmental System Research Center, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, 171 Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea. ' Advanced Materials Research Group, Strategic Technology Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Generation Institute, 103-16 Munji-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-380, Korea

Abstract: Characteristics of CF4 treatment process with a rotating arc are investigated under different thermal and non-thermal plasma conditions. To generate high temperature or non-thermal plasma conditions, a rotating arc reactor is operated with various operating conditions, which are species of carrier gases, flow rates, and input power. Test results reveal that that high temperature conditions caused by CH4 and O2 addition is an effective approach for increasing CF4 removal efficiency. Non-thermal plasma conditions, however, do not result in noticeable increase in CF4 removal efficiencies despite supplying O2 or Ar gases into the process.

Keywords: PFCs treatment; perfluorocarbons; non-thermal plasma; rotating arc reactors; thermo-chemical; electro-chemical; plasma generation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2008.021782

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2008 Vol.2 No.4/5, pp.412 - 422

Published online: 04 Dec 2008 *

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