Chemical Insights Into Nitrogen Oxidation Via Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Driven By Different Power Supplies
Tianyu Li
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorYuting Gao
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorJieping Fan
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorXiangyu Wang
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorYue Feng
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorZhongping Qu
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorDingwei Gan
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Jing Sun
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Correspondence: Jing Sun ([email protected])
Renwu Zhou ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorDingxin Liu
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorXin Tu
Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Renwu Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Correspondence: Jing Sun ([email protected])
Renwu Zhou ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorTianyu Li
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorYuting Gao
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorJieping Fan
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorXiangyu Wang
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorYue Feng
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorZhongping Qu
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorDingwei Gan
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Jing Sun
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Correspondence: Jing Sun ([email protected])
Renwu Zhou ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorDingxin Liu
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Search for more papers by this authorXin Tu
Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Renwu Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Centre for Plasma Biomedicine, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
Correspondence: Jing Sun ([email protected])
Renwu Zhou ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorABSTRACT
Discharge modes of surface dielectric barrier discharge are influenced by various factors, with its underlying mechanisms still unclear. This study explores the effects of power input and N2/O2 ratios on NOx yield and selectivity using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and analyzes the spatiotemporal evolution of discharges under alternating current (AC) and pulsed power sources. Results show that NO2 selectivity is higher under pulsed power compared to AC, with a peak of 56.2% at 30% N2 content. Increased power enhances NO2 selectivity to 49.6% in the pulsed-driven system, while no significant change is observed with AC. The lower rotational temperature in pulsed power systems facilitates the O generation for further NO oxidation. These findings may provide new chemical insights into plasma-enabled nitrogen oxidation.
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