A commonly accepted method of reducing the emission of soot particles from diesel engines is to use particulate traps. They must be regenerated from time to time, usually by combustion of the soot deposit. Research studies carried out in the late 1990...
A commonly accepted method of reducing the emission of soot particles from diesel engines is to use particulate traps. They must be regenerated from time to time, usually by combustion of the soot deposit. Research studies carried out in the late 1990's indicate that diesel particulates can be oxidized using NTP. The intent in using a NTP is to selectively transfer the input electrical energy to the electrons. The electron energy distribution in the plasma reactor determines the types of radicals produced in the plasma The diesel particulates can be effectively oxidized by some reactive species generated in plasma, such as a and OH radicals. Especially, this study is focused on the effects of a radicals reaction to diesel particulate matters