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Review of research on removing NOx with dielectric barrier discharge technology

  • ZHANG Yu ,
  • MI Junfeng ,
  • DU Shengnan
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  • College of Petroleum Engineering, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun 113001, China

Received date: 2022-03-24

  Revised date: 2023-01-25

  Online published: 2023-06-29

Abstract

Under the situation of rapid economic development emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry and other industries have posed a huge threat to the ecological environment and human health. Therefore, the country's NOx emission standards are becoming more and more stringent, NOx governance is facing severe challenges. Traditional NOx treatment methods cannot meet increasingly stringent emission standards and the dielectric barrier discharge technology (DBD) has received widespread attention because of its advantages of safety and cleanliness, low price and simple operation. The recent research progress of NOx removal by dielectric barrier discharge is summarized and discussed, and the NOx conversion rate, reaction conditions and reaction mechanism are mainly reviewed in terms of reactor structure characteristics, power supply characteristics and gas components. At the same time, the conversion enhancement effect of the dielectric barrier discharge technology in cooperation with various catalysts is also summarized. Finally, challenges, obstacles and future development directions of NOx removal using dielectric barrier discharge technology are presented.

Cite this article

ZHANG Yu , MI Junfeng , DU Shengnan . Review of research on removing NOx with dielectric barrier discharge technology[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2023 , 41(11) : 52 -60 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2023.11.005

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