Conversion Characteristics and Production Evaluation of Styrene/o-Xylene Mixtures Removed by DBD Pretreatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Experimental Set-Up
2.2. Experimental Procedure
2.3. Analytical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Influence of the Initial Concentration on the Decomposition of the Mixture of VOCs
3.2. Influence of Residence Time on the Decomposition of the Mixture of VOCs
3.3. Influence of Relative Humidity on the Decomposition of the Mixture of VOCs
3.4. Interaction of Each Gaseous Compound in the Mixed VOCs
3.5. Generation of COX duringthe Decomposition of the Mixture of VOCs
3.6. By-Products Analysis
Peak No. | Byproducts | Peak No. | Byproducts |
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1 | | 2 | |
3 | | 4 | |
5 | | 6 | |
7 | | 8 | |
9 | | 10 | |
11 | | 12 | |
13 | | 14 | |
3.7. Formation of O3 duringthe Decomposition of the Mixture of VOCs
3.8. Biodegradability of Byproduct
3.9. Biotoxicity of Byproducts
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Jiang, L.; Zhu, R.; Mao, Y.; Chen, J.; Zhang, L. Conversion Characteristics and Production Evaluation of Styrene/o-Xylene Mixtures Removed by DBD Pretreatment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 1334-1350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201334
Jiang L, Zhu R, Mao Y, Chen J, Zhang L. Conversion Characteristics and Production Evaluation of Styrene/o-Xylene Mixtures Removed by DBD Pretreatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(2):1334-1350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201334
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Liying, Runye Zhu, Yubo Mao, Jianmeng Chen, and Liang Zhang. 2015. "Conversion Characteristics and Production Evaluation of Styrene/o-Xylene Mixtures Removed by DBD Pretreatment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 2: 1334-1350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201334