Plasma technology for environmental applications

• Study of ozone formation in atmospheric pressure discharges
• Abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
• Revealing the abatement process of volatile organic compounds in plasma-assisted abatement
• Plasma catalysis

Figure: Atmospheric pressure plasma sources for air cleaning

Non-thermal plasmas can also be used to tackle environmental problems. RUPT focuses on the abatement of volatile organic compounds in waste gas streams. Through intensive collaborations with partners in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, plasma-catalytic reactors are developed and tested for their removal efficiency.

Prof. dr. Rino Morent Rino.Morent@UGent.be