Reaction of chloroform in a non-oxidative atmosphere using dielectric barrier discharge
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Gaikwad, V.; Kennedy, E.; Mackie, J.; Holdsworth, C.; Molloy, T.; Kundu, S.; Dlugogorski, B.
- Source
- 2013 19th IEEE Pulsed Power Conference (PPC) Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2013 19th IEEE. :1-6 Jun, 2013
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Polymers
Plasma temperature
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Inductors
Dielectrics
Discharges (electric)
- Language
- ISSN
- 2158-4915
2158-4923
This paper investigates the reaction of chloroform under non oxidative conditions in a quartz dielectric barrier discharge reactor. A non thermal plasma is generated in the dielectric barrier discharge reactor at atmospheric pressure where argon functions as a carrier gas and is mixed with chloroform and fed into the plasma zone. Parameters such as chloroform conversion, product distribution, reactor temperature and polymer characterisation are studied in this paper. A reaction mechanism outlining the reaction steps leading to the formation of major products is presented.