Abstract

The article describes the plasma-chemical process of polystyrene processing by air low voltage AC plasma torch with a power of up to 500 kW. Polystyrene is a highly toxic compound, so its processing is very important. In this case, it consists mainly of carbon and hydrogen. The thermodynamic calculation of plasma gasification of polystyrene using air plasma and steam was carried out. It is established that the maximum concentration of steam in the gasifying agent is 50%wt . In this case, the plasma enthalpy of 12 MJ/kg is sufficient for the implementation of this process.

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Title
The usage of low-voltage AC plasma torch for polystyrene gasification
Author
Obraztsov, N V 1 ; Safronov, A A 2 ; Subbotin, D I 3 ; Ivanov, D 1 ; Dudnik, J D 4 

 Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya 29, Saint-Petersburg 195251, Russia 
 Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya 29, Saint-Petersburg 195251, Russia; Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya emb. 18, Saint-Petersburg 191186, Russia 
 Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya emb. 18, Saint-Petersburg 191186, Russia; Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University), Moskovsky prospect, 26, Saint-Petersburg, 190013, Russia; Saint-Petersburg University, 11 Lieutenant Shmidt Emb., Saint-Petersburg 199034, Russia 
 Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya emb. 18, Saint-Petersburg 191186, Russia 
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Nov 2019
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2561327501
Copyright
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