A dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） reactor with a rod-plate electrode configuration was used for the oxidative decomposition of Congo red dye in an aqueous solution. Plasma was generated in the gas space above the water interface under atmospheric pressure. Discharge characteristics were analyzed by voltage-current waveforms. Effects of applied voltage, initial conductivity, and initial concentration were also analyzed. Congo red discoloration increased with increased applied voltage and decreased conductivity. The initial conductivity significantly influenced the Congo red discoloration. Under the same conditions, the highest discoloration rate was obtained at 25 mg/L. The presence of ferrous ions in the solutions had a substantial positive effect on Fenton dye degradation and flocculation. At an applied voltage of 20 kV, about 100% of dye was degraded after 4 min of Fe^2＋/DBD treatment. Results showed that adding a certain dosage of hydrogen peroxide to the wastewater could enhance the discoloration rate. Possible pathways of Congo red discoloration by DBD plasma were proposed based on GC/MS, FTIR, and UV-vis spectroscopy analyses.
为深入理解气液两相介质阻挡放电的机理和特征,利用多针–平板电极结构,测量了气液两相DBD的电学和光学放电特性,研究了放电电气参量及放电空间主要粒子强度随外加电压的变化趋势,并根据实验结果建立了放电的等效电路模型,利用其结合放电机理对所得到的结果进行了分析和讨论。结果表明:气液两相DBD的放电与纯气相DBD放电相类似,但还要考虑液体阻抗对放电的影响,其放电电流为阻容性,超前电压的角度<90°。气相放电中产生了大量的N2、O和OH等活性粒子,放电功率、传输电荷和电子密度等主要放电参量均随外加电压的增加而增大,而气隙电容随外加电压增加而减小,外加电压20.5 k V时,它们的值分别为78 W、1 060 n C、1.87×1011 cm-3和8.07 p F,气相放电可用电压控制电流源(VCCS)、电阻和可变电容来等效,而液体可用可变电阻等效,计算得到放电前其值为825?。
大气压低温等离子体医学应用需要设计人体可安全接触的低温等离子体源。本文设计了一种环环电极结构的大气压低温等离子射流装置,通过合理地设计其绝缘结构和选择运行条件,在He中产生了人体可接触的大气压低温等离子体射流。通过发光图像拍摄、光谱分析以及电气特性测量等手段,诊断所设计装置的特性;通过人体实际接触实验,证实了其安全性,并通过建立装置的等效电气模型对其人体接触安全性进行理论分析。结果表明,本文设计射流的放电具有稳定、安全、低功率的特点,其放电电流峰值不超过7 m A,放电功率小于1.5 W,最大传输电荷约为100 n C,产生的粒子包含大量OH与O等高能活性粒子。电源电压为4 k V时,人体上电压降约为35 V,小于人体安全电压。
