YTRID: Remediation of aqueous and gaseous waste streams using pulsed corona discharge in heterogeneous media

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 02.0186

Key words (English)

Economic Aspects; Environmental Protection; Industrial Manufacture; Innovation; Technology Transfer; Safety

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: G1RD-CT-2002-00693

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.8 Generic R&D activities

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

This ambitious project intends to overcome drawbacks both of the conventional and advanced technology for air quality control and wastewater treatment. This RTD claims the following major innovations:
a) Using pulsed corona discharge inheterogeneous media for creation of highly-reactive non-thermal plasma on large scale;
b) Realizing efficient and affordable nanosecond, high-power pulsed power supply (PPS) owing to revolutionary switching components that are to be developed specially for this RTD;
c) Enhancing the chemical efficiency of the plasma process owing to additional pre-treatment enriching pollutant content in the stream.

The technology will be developed by a unique consortium consisting the most competent partners for this multidisciplinary mission and will be tested by the end-user partner on real wastes.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 02.0186