| This study consists of two parts. The first part focuses on modeling, where the performance equation of the pulsed corona reactor, which is one of the non-thermal plasma processing tools at atmospheric pressure for decomposing the pollutants in the streams, was derived. For derivation of the equation, it was first assumed that the decomposition rate of the pollutant was directly proportional to the discharge power and the first-order concentration of the pollutant. To find the best reaction order, the steady state form of the equation was then solved, assuming different reaction orders. The model validated the experimental data for various compounds, flow rates and temperatures that existed in the literature. In addition, the concentration profile over the length of the reactor was derived, assuming that the ideal pulse (step form) was applied each time to the pollutant streams. Finally, a simple mechanism describing the decomposition of methanol using non-thermal plasma technology was suggested.In the second part of the thesis, a setup was designed for the decomposition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using the pulsed corona reactor and, modifications were done to improve the reproducibility of the data. The experimental procedures are explained. |
