A7: Plasma catalysis for conversion of volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Principal Investigators: I. Korolov, M. Muhler, P. Awakowicz

Team

Awakowicz, Peter (Principal Investigator)

Muhler, Martin (Principal Investigator)

Oppotsch, Timothy (PhD)

Korolov, Ihor (Principal Investigator)

Böddecker, Alexander (PhD)

Description

During the second funding period of the CRC, the development of suitable catalysts and a detailed study of the underlying global reaction kinetics and transport of reactive species within the VOC conversion process will be explored. Scaled-up reactor concepts will be constructed and tested. In cooperation with other projects customized electrodes and voltage waveform tailoring will be used with the goal of improving the plasma-catalyst interaction and gaining insight into the specific reaction mechanisms involved.

Publications

• Optical absorption spectroscopy of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in a surface dielectric barrier discharge
  L. Schücke, A. Bodnar, N. Friedrichs, A. Böddecker, N. Peters, K. Ollegott, C. Oberste-Beulmann, P. Wirth, R. T. Nguyen-Smith, I. Korolov
  J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 55, 215205 (2022)
• A scalable twin surface dielectric barrier discharge system for pollution remediation at high gas flow rates
  A. Böddecker A. Bodnar L. Schücke, J. Giesekus, K. Wenselau, R. T. Nguyen-Smith, T. Oppotsch, C. Oberste-Beulmann, M. Muhler, A. R. Gibson, P. Awakowicz
  React. Chem. Eng. (2022)
• Catalyst‐enhanced plasma oxidation of n‐butane over α‐MnO2 in a temperature‐controlled twin surface dielectric barrier discharge reactor
  N. Peters, L. Schücke, K. Ollegott, C. Oberste-Beulmann, P. Awakowicz, M. Muhler
  Plasma Process. Polym. (18), e2000127 (2021)
• Oxidation of small organic molecules by atmospheric-pressure dielectric-barrier discharge plasma in the presence of iron(II) and iron(III) complexes
  D. Śmiłowicz, F. Kogelheide, A. L. Schöne, K. Stapelmann, P. Awakowicz, N. Metzler-Nolte
  Scientific Reports 10, 21652 (2020)
• Conversion of volatile organic compounds in a twin surface dielectric barrier discharge
  L. Schücke, J. Gembus, N. Peters, F. Kogelheide, R.T. Smith, A. Gibson, J. Schulze, M. Muhler, P. Awakowicz
  Plasma Sources Sci.Technol. 29, 114003 (2020)
• Catalytic Carbon Monoxide Oxidation over Potassium-Dopen Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Spray Drying
  K. Ollegott, N. Peters, H. Antoni, M. Muhler
  Emission Control Science and Technology (2019)
• Characterization of volume and surface dielectric barrier discharges in N₂/O₂ mixtures using optical emission spectroscopy
  F. Kogelheide, B. Offerhaus, N. Bibinov, P. Krajinski, L. Schücke, J. Schulze, K. Stapelmann, P. Awakowicz
  Plasma Process. Polym. e1900126 (2019)
• Dissipated electrical power and electron density in an RF atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet
  J. Golda, F. Kogelheide, P. Awakowicz, V. Schulz-von der Gathen
  Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 28 (2019) 095023
• Study on Chemical Modifications of Glutathione by Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (Cap) Operated in Air in the Presence of Fe(II) and Fe(III) Complexes
  D. Śmiłowicz, F. Kogelheide, K. Stapelmann, P. Awakowicz, N. Metzler-Nolte
  Scientific Reports 9, 1-13 (2019)

Thesis

• Lars Schücke, PhD thesis - 07/2022
  Analysis of Reaction Kinetics in a Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for the Conversion of Volatile Organic Compounds
• Niklas Peters, PhD thesis - 09/2021
  Plasma catalysis for conversion of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
• Christian Oberste-Beulmann, Bachelor thesis - 07/2018
  Entwicklung einer Methode zur Beschichtung von Plattenelektroden mit heterogenen Katalysatoren für die oxidative Plasmakatalyse
• Kevin Ollegott, PhD thesis - 01/2020
  Plasma-assisted removal of oxygen traces from coke oven gas using a twin-surface dielectric barrier discharge
• Philipp Wirth, PhD thesis - 12/2021
  Plasma Catalysis in DBDs
• Jens Kallähn, Bachelor thesis - 01/2020
  Entwurf einer Messstrecke zur optischen Absorptionsspektroskopie von Ozon an einer dielektrischen Oberflächenentladung
• Jan-Luca Gembus, Bachelor thesis - 09/2019
  Untersuchung der Konversion von flüchtigen Kohlenwasserstoffen in einer dielektrischen Oberflächenentladung
• Christian Oberste-Beulmann, Master thesis - 12/2020
  Investigations on Plasma-catalytic Removal of Oxygen Traces from Hydrogen-rich Gas Mixtures
• Niklas Friedrichs, Bachelor thesis - 04/2021
  Untersuchung der Sauerstoffradikaldichten einer dielektrischen Oberflächenentladung
• Arisa Bodnar, Bachelor thesis - 12/2021
  Investigation of a Twin Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge for the Decomposition of Polluted Air Streams
• Katja Wenselau, Bachelor thesis - 12/2021
  Untersuchung des Strömungsfeldes einer beidseitigen dielektrisch behinderten Oberflächenentladung für die Abluftreinigung
• Anna Lena Schöne, Master thesis - 03/2022
  Gas Flow Effects in Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharges
• Thimothy Oppotsch, PhD thesis - 01/2023
  

Further reading

• Oxygen-Plasma-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Supports for Platinum-Ruthenium Catalysts Applied in Electrochemical Methanol Oxidation,
  R. Chetty, K. K. Maniam, W. Schuhmann, and M. Muhler,
  ChemPlusChem 80, 130-135 (2015)

Project presentation video