Reaction mechanism of 1,2-dichloroethane/O2/Ar in the cold plasma environment

Non‐Oxidative Conversion of 1,2‐Dichloroethane in a Non‐Thermal Plasma and Characterisation of the Polymer Formed

“…The trend of EDC conversion reported in this paper is similar to that reported by Magureanu et al [17] who also conducted their experiments on EDC at atmospheric pressure but using air as the carrier gas. Li et al and Schulz et al [23,24] also observed that under a given set of reaction conditions the conversion of EDC increases with increasing input power. Unlike in this study, both Li and Schulz have carried out their experiments under reduced pressure and, while Li and his coworkers use O 2 /Ar as carrier gas, Schulz and his co-workers used a hydrogen plasma.…”

“…In simple terms, this causes more effective collisions between the molecules, leading to a higher conversion level of EDC as the applied voltage increases. [23] Table 1 shows the values of percentage conversion of EDC as a function of applied voltage. The trend of EDC conversion reported in this paper is similar to that reported by Magureanu et al [17] who also conducted their experiments on EDC at atmospheric pressure but using air as the carrier gas.…”

“…Unlike in this study, both Li and Schulz have carried out their experiments under reduced pressure and, while Li and his coworkers use O 2 /Ar as carrier gas, Schulz and his co-workers used a hydrogen plasma. [23,24] …”

“…The excitation energy of the lowest metastable state of argon is 11.55 eV. [27] EDC Decomposition EDC decomposition can occur as follows: [15,23] …”