Simulation of Naphthalene Conversion in Biogas Initiated by Pulsed Corona Discharges

Abstract

The numerical results on naphthalene removal in biogas are presented and compared with experiment. Plasma-chemical processes in discharge and post discharge stages are considered. The self-consistent approach for modeling of cleaning process on the basis of pulsed corona discharges is demonstrated. It has been revealed that the reaction of naphthalene (C <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">10</sub> H <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">8</sub> ) with excited nitrogen molecule (N <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> (A <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> Sigma)) is very important in the cleaning process in nitrogen-containing mixtures. The addition to N <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> of CO, CO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> , and H <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> results in the deterioration of treatment.