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Non-thermal plasma (NTP) catalysis has attracted widespread attention in volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Combining NTP with heterogeneous catalyst has been proved to reduce the formation of unwanted by-products and improve the energy efficiency of the process. The mechanisms of interaction with plasma and catalyst and VOCs oxidation in plasma catalysis are particularly hot research topic. This paper reviewed the mechanism of non-thermal plasma catalysis on volatile organic compounds removal. In the first part, the interaction between plasma and catalyst is disscussed. And the different catalysis systems and discharge types are presented in the second part. In the third part, attention is given to the influence of critical parameters on the removal processes. Finally, based on a large number of literatures, an extended review is presented detailly on the treatment of VOCs with plasma-catalysis system including the oxidation pathways. Moreover, future works of this promising technology are discussed.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2015B020236002), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51378218, 51578245), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2016A03031003), Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou (No. 201510010164) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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Wang, B., Xu, X., Xu, W. et al. The Mechanism of Non-thermal Plasma Catalysis on Volatile Organic Compounds Removal. Catal Surv Asia 22, 73–94 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-018-9241-x
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