Discharge Plasma Assisted Adsorbents for Exhaust Treatment: A Comparative Analysis on Enhancing $NO_x$ Removal

An analysis has been made on the discharge plasma coupled with an adsorbent system for $NO_x$ removal. The cascaded plasma-adsorbent system may be perceived as a better alternative for the existing adsorbent-based abatement system in the industry. In this study the exhaust is sourced from a diesel generator set. It was observed that better NO removal in a plasma reactor can be made possible by achieving higher average fields and subsequent $NO_2$ removal can be improved using an adsorbent system connected in cascade with the plasma system. The paper describes various findings pertaining to these comparative analyses