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. 2020 Aug 14;10(8):1596. doi: 10.3390/nano10081596

Table 6.

Operative conditions and soot-removal efficiency via NTP technology.

Catalyst Formulation
(Particle Size [nm])
NTP Technology Operative Conditions Soot-Removal Efficiency [g·kWh−1]
(Maximum Value Reached)
Reference
Fe2O3
(14.6)
MnOx
(168.1)
Co3O4
(53.3)
Corona plasma reactor 0–20 kV, 4–7.5 W
300 sccm of feed gas containing 10% O2 in N2
Electrode surface coated with 3.5 mg of soot
Residence time: 0.94 s
1 atm, 180–350 °C
7.0
with MnOx
[102]
Au, Pt, Pd and Ag
(not specified)
DBD 5–6 kV, 4.5 W
Reacting flow rate: 1 L min−1
20% O2
20 mg of PM dispersed in 2 mL of liquid ethanol, uniformly loaded on the alumina plate surface
t = 1 h
1 atm, 100–250 °C
6.1 with Au [104]
AgCe–C
(Ag crystallite size < 3 nm, CeO2 crystallite size = 25.1 nm)
AgCe–R
(Ag crystallite size < 3 nm, CeO2 crystallite size = 14.8 nm)
O3 activation O3/air flow = 1 L/min
O3 concentration of 400 ppm
T = 200 °C
Not specified [105]
MgSO4
K2SO4
CaSO4·2H2O
(not specified)
DBD 7.4–8 kV, 4.5 W
800 mL·min−1 of N2
200 mL·min−1 of O2
10 mg of PM dispersed in 1-mL aqueous ethanol, mixed with a 500-μL aqueous solution of metal sulfate
T = 100–250 °C
3.8 with K2SO4 [106]
Ag/α-Al2O3
(not specified)
DBD Reacting flow rate: 2 L min−1
300 ppm of NO
265 ppm of n-heptane
48 ppm of naphthalene (soot simulant)
10% O2
3.7% H2O
N2 as balance gas
T = 150–350 °C
Not specified [107]