Investigation of the Usage of Plasma Systems in the Field of Environmental Engineering

Abstract

In the study; It is planned to design a plasma jet reactor that allows liquid (water) purification at atmospheric pressure for the first time in our country, and to investigate to what extent it will contribute to the treatment. The study is important in terms of investigating the usability of plasma systems, which is an innovative technology, in the field of environmental engineering and contributing to the literature. In the light of literature research, it is observed that studies in the field of plasma systems and environmental engineering are generally aimed at color removal. In the literature, the removal efficiencies of Methylene Blue (MB), Methyl Orange (MO), Congo Red (KK)) are mostly compared as model dyes. Argon feed gas is generally used in the studies. When the direct treatment results are evaluated for three different dyes at 20 and 30 min treatment times, it is observed that high removal efficiencies such as MB 95%, MO 97%, KK 86% are obtained as a result of 20 min treatment. As a result; In our study, the usability of the atmospheric plasma system, which is a new technology in the field of water treatment in our country, was evaluated, inspired by the studies on the usability of plasma technology in water treatment in the world.