This paper is focused on the new method of waste processing. The waste, including hazardous waste, contain organic compounds. The method consists in two main processes: the pyrolysis of waste and the oxidation of the pyrolytic gas with a use of non-equilibrium plasma. The practical implementation of the method requires the design, construction and testing of the new device in large laboratory scale. The experiments were carried out for the two kinds of waste: polyethylene as a model waste and the electronic waste as a real waste. The process of polyethylene decomposition showed that the operation of the device is correct because 99.74% of carbon moles contained in the PE samples was detected in the gas after the process. Thus, the PE samples practically were pyrolyzed completely to hydrocarbons, which were completely oxidized in the plasma reactor. It turned out that the device is useful for decomposition of the electronic waste. The conditions in the plasma reactor during the oxidation process of the pyrolysis products did not promote the formation of PCDD/Fs despite the presence of the oxidizing conditions. An important parameter determining the efficiency of the oxidation of the pyrolysis products is gas temperature in the plasma reactor.
Abstract. Two different methods of deposition of thin layers containing titanium and barium with the use of dielectric barrier discharge were investigated. The first was carried out in two stages. The first stage consisted in transferring compounds containing titanium and barium from the vapor of the organic precursor to the copper substrate, while the second stage involved the etching of the organic layer in oxygen. The second method consisted in transferring titanium and barium to the copper substrate from the ceramic plate made of barium titanate, which was one of the electrodes during the plasma process. The results of analysis obtained by SIMS showed directly that both methods gave a positive result in the deposition of the thin layers containing a certain amount of titanium and barium on the surface of the copper plate. However, more effective method was that involving the properties of reaction with the metallorganic precursor. FTIR study of the layers prepared from the organic precursor indirectly showed that layers deposited on the copper plate contained compounds of barium and titanium. FTIR study also revealed that during the process of etching in oxygen, the organic layer was decreased, but it was not completely removed.
Abstract. The modular device for the waste utilization, using the pyrolytic-plasma method, consists of, among others, the plasma reactor operating on the gliding discharge principles. The reactor is applied to oxidize hydrocarbons created in the process of the waste pyrolysis. Thus, the plasma reactor operation influences significantly the qualitative and quantitative composition of the output gases. Finding the most advantageous construction of the plasma reactor and the process parameters ensures full and complete oxidation of hydrocarbons. In the waste utilization process, two streams of gases were introduced into the plasma reactor through the system of two coaxial nozzles. The first stream was a mixture of argon and hydrocarbons and the second one was oxygen. Two different methods of gas introduction were considered. Methane was used as a model hydrocarbon both in calculations and in the experiments. On the basis of numerical calculations (Fluent commercial program), it was found that the most advantageous method of gas introduction into the reactor was the one in which the mixture of argon and hydrocarbons was introduced through the central nozzle and the oxygen was introduced through the outer one. This conclusion was confirmed experimentally.
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