Abstract
The aim of this study is to develop a plasma-assisted after-treatment system for simultaneous reduction of NOx and PM in diesel exhaust, which is less sensitive to the fuel sulfur. The work presented focuses on development of a high-frequency dielectric barrier discharge reactor for oxidation of NO to NO 2 in diesel exhaust and low-temperature oxidation of diesel soot with NO 2 . The first part of this paper describes the combustion characteristics of carbonaceous matters with pure NO 2 and discusses the difference when oxygen Is used as oxidation agent. The second part focuses on the development of a high-frequency dielectric barrier plasma reactor and describes the effects of plasma reactor configuration, energy density and gas composition on the NO conversion into NO 2 , and last part describes the soot oxidation with the plasma gas. The results reveal that NO can be efficiently oxidized into NO 2 using the developed plasma reactor. NO 2 formation is greatly affected by the energy density, gas composition and temperature. Hydrocarbons show positive effects on NO conversion into NO 2 by increasing the conversion rate, lowering the required electrical energy and preventing the formation of byproducts. Diesel soot oxidation experiments reveal that oxidation of soot with NO 2 begins at temperature of about 270°C that is 200°C lower than that of O 2 . This result show that NO 2 , which is produced by the plasma assisted conversion of NO can be used for continuous regeneration of PM filter at low temperature range, which is usually available in diesel exhaust.
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