Abstract
The degradation of methylene blue (MB) using air atmospheric pressure plasma jet (air APPJ) in contact with liquid was proposed. In this study, an AC-driven air APPJ using three discharge duty cycles (30%, 50%, and 80%) of a neon transformer was investigated. In each discharge duty cycle, the ignition and extinguishment phases were characterized. The constituent particles of the air APPJ in the gas phase were observed by an optical emission spectrophotometer (OES). The OES results of all discharge duty cycles found the NO (A-X) bands, •OH radical, N2 second positive system, N2 first negative system, N+, N, and O. The emission spectra produced by the discharge duty cycle of 80% were the highest relative intensity. The effects of the different discharge duty cycles on the acidity and conductivity of water with and without MB were also determined. The complete dye degradation within 30 min was obtained in the discharge duty cycle 80%, which played an essential role in carrying reactive species from the gas phase to the liquid phase, thus promoting the degradation of MB. The best reaction kinetic rate k is 0.1692 min-1, which is six times compared to discharge duty cycle 50%.
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