Study on Decomposition of Indoor Air Contaminants by Pulsed Atmospheric Microplasma

Author： Shimizu Kazuo Kuwabara Tomoya Blajan Marius

Publisher： MDPI

E-ISSN： 1424-8220|12|11|14525-14536

ISSN： 1424-8220

Source： Sensors, Vol.12, Iss.11, 2012-10, pp. : 14525-14536

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Abstract

Decomposition of formaldehyde (HCHO) by a microplasma reactor in order to improve Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) was achieved. HCHO was removed from air using one pass through reactor treatment (5 L/min). From an initial concentration of HCHO of 0.7 ppm about 96% was removed in one pass treatment using a discharge power of 0.3 W provided by a high voltage amplifier and a Marx Generator with MOSFET switches as pulsed power supplies. Moreover microplasma driven by the Marx Generator did not generate NOx as detected by a chemiluminescence NOx analyzer. In the case of large volume treatment the removal ratio of HCHO (initial concentration: 0.5 ppm) after 60 minutes was 51% at 1.2 kV when using HV amplifier considering also a 41% natural decay ratio of HCHO. The removal ratio was 54% at 1.2 kV when a Marx Generator energized the electrodes with a 44% natural decay ratio after 60 minutes of treatment.