New trends in ozone generation
Project ID:GA202/09/0176
Provider:Czech Science Foundation
Period:Jan 01, 2009 - Dec 31, 2011
Recipient -- coordinator:Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU in Prague -- Prof. Ing. Stanislav Pekárek, CSc.
Co-recepient(s) / PI(s):Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague -- RNDr. Milan Šimek
Faculty of Environmental Technology, ICT Prague -- Ing. Pavel Šimáček, Ph.D.
Co-investigators from IPPP. Šunka, M. Člupek

Aims of the project: Present efforts in the research of non-thermal plasma ozone generation are focused on the obtaining higher ozone concentrations and higher ozone generating efficiencies via involving new principles and ideas to the processes of ozone formation, optimization of electrical parameters of the discharge and better understanding of ozone formation and destruction plasma-chemistry. In this project the potential of these innovative approaches in particular to plasma combined with additional agents or processes (catalysts, photocatalysts, dielectric barriers, application of other fields, formation of local pressure gradients etc.) will be in focus. The purpose is to explore the synergy between non-thermal plasma, heterogeneous (photo)catalysts or other external agents and to translate the acquired insights into new concepts for the energy - efficient ozone generation. To solve the project the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU will cooperate with the Institute of Plasma Physics v.v.i.

Results:

Šimek M., Pekárek S., Prukner V.: Ozone production using a power modulated surface dielectric barrier discharge in dry synthetic air. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 32 [4] (2012) 743-754. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]

Šimek M., Pekárek S., Prukner V.: Influence of Power Modulation on Ozone Production Using an AC Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge in Oxygen. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 30 [5] (2010) 607-617. [ Abstract ] [ Link ]