title: Non-thermal plasmas for non-catalytic and catalytic VOC abatement.
abstract: This paper reviews recent achievements and the current status of non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology for the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Many reactor configurations have been developed to generate a NTP at atmospheric pressure. Therefore in this review article, the principles of generating NTPs are outlined. Further on, this paper is divided in two equally important parts: plasma-alone and plasma-catalytic systems. Combination of NTP with heterogeneous catalysis has attracted increased attention in order to overcome the weaknesses of plasma-alone systems. An overview is given of the present understanding of the mechanisms involved in plasma-catalytic processes. In both parts (plasma-alone systems and plasma-catalysis), literature on the abatement of VOCs is reviewed in close detail. Special attention is given to the influence of critical process parameters on the removal process.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit Plasma Technology, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Ghent University, Jozef Plateaustraat 22, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Arne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vandenbroucke
authors.forename: Rino
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morent
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Geyter
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leys
mesh_terms: D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002384:Catalysis; D058626:Plasma Gases; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D058626:Plasma Gases; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds