Plasma-assisted catalysis for conversion of volatile organic compounds (VOC) (A07)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas ; Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 327886311

During the funding period of the CRC, the development of suitable catalysts and a detailed study of the underlying global reaction kinetics and transport of reactive species within the VOC conversion process will be explored. Scaled-up reactor concepts will be constructed and tested. In cooperation with other projects customized electrodes and voltage waveform tailoring will be used with the goal of improving the plasma-catalyst interaction and gaining insight into the specific reaction mechanisms involved.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1316: Transient atmospheric plasmas - from plasmas to liquids to solids
• Major Instrumentation: PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) system
• Instrumentation Group: 8860 Geschwindigkeitsmeßgeräte (außer 047, 053, 192 und 244)
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Peter Awakowicz; Dr. Ihor Korolov, since 1/2022; Professor Dr. Martin Muhler