Abstract:
Non-thermal plasma coupled with catalysis was employed to remove the toluene that was a representative pollutant of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The effect of plasma reactors with or without fillings on toluene removal was investigated. Three kinds of catalysts were as follows: the catalyst of separate load TiO
2 , BaTiO
3 , or the mixed catalyst TiO
2 + BaTiO
3. The effect of plasma reactors by adding the mixed catalyst of different BaTiO
3 and TiO
2 mass ratios were investigated, while the optimal ratio of the two materials was explored; the energy consumption of the plasma reactors by adding various catalysts were also studied; and the reaction product was analyzed. Results showed that the toluene degradation ability of different catalyst reactors was as follows: the mixed catalyst of TiO
2 + BaTiO
3- separate load of BaTiO
3-separate load of TiO
2 ; the plasma reactor by adding mixed catalyst of BaTiO
3 and TiO
2 mass ratio of 2. 375 : 1 had the best degradation effect of toluene, and the minimum energy consumption compared to other catalysts. The highest toluene degradation rate was 75.2% and the power was 138.8 W at 20 kV.