Energy consumption and optimal reactor configuration for nonthermal plasma conversion of N2O in nitrogen and N2O in argon

The analysis of experimental data, chemical reaction mechanisms, and kinetic modeling data is used to determine the power input and pulsed-corona-discharge reactor configuration that minimizes energy consumption for converting N2O in nitrogen and N2O in argon, which are model binaries reminiscent of more complex NOx in flue gas systems. Specifically, it is found that inseries reactors are much more energy efficient than a single reactor and more energy efficient than parallel reactors. For example, 12 reactors in series are needed to remove 90% of N2O if its initial concentration in nitrogen is about 200 ppm.