Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects
Activated carbon (AC) is widely used in pollution control, but it faces significant challenges in regeneration due to secondary pollution and structural degradation. Traditional methods, such as thermal and chemical regeneration, are energy-intensive and inefficient. Plasma-based regeneration, which...
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| author | Routong Chen Jiaxin Meng Shiyi Tan Litao Liang Faxing Wang He Liu Cong Guo Weizhai Bao Guozhen Zhang Feng Yu |
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| description | Activated carbon (AC) is widely used in pollution control, but it faces significant challenges in regeneration due to secondary pollution and structural degradation. Traditional methods, such as thermal and chemical regeneration, are energy-intensive and inefficient. Plasma-based regeneration, which includes high-voltage pulsed discharge and dielectric barrier discharge, provides an effective approach for restoring AC adsorption capacity with minimal environmental impact. While plasma techniques risk damaging AC’s porous structure, recent advances demonstrate their potential for efficient regeneration at lower energy costs. This review examines plasma-driven regeneration processes, focusing on optimizing reactivity control to maintain AC structural integrity while achieving high regeneration performance. The analysis highlights key mechanisms and operational parameters that influence plasma regeneration efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b5e59ea0973e41309f7996e553a7a6302025-08-20T03:58:26ZengMDPI AGInorganics2304-67402025-06-0113720910.3390/inorganics13070209Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and ProspectsRoutong Chen0Jiaxin Meng1Shiyi Tan2Litao Liang3Faxing Wang4He Liu5Cong Guo6Weizhai Bao7Guozhen Zhang8Feng Yu9School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaActivated carbon (AC) is widely used in pollution control, but it faces significant challenges in regeneration due to secondary pollution and structural degradation. Traditional methods, such as thermal and chemical regeneration, are energy-intensive and inefficient. Plasma-based regeneration, which includes high-voltage pulsed discharge and dielectric barrier discharge, provides an effective approach for restoring AC adsorption capacity with minimal environmental impact. While plasma techniques risk damaging AC’s porous structure, recent advances demonstrate their potential for efficient regeneration at lower energy costs. This review examines plasma-driven regeneration processes, focusing on optimizing reactivity control to maintain AC structural integrity while achieving high regeneration performance. The analysis highlights key mechanisms and operational parameters that influence plasma regeneration efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/13/7/209plasma technologyactivated carbonregeneration efficiencysurface integrity |
| spellingShingle | Routong Chen Jiaxin Meng Shiyi Tan Litao Liang Faxing Wang He Liu Cong Guo Weizhai Bao Guozhen Zhang Feng Yu Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects Inorganics plasma technology activated carbon regeneration efficiency surface integrity |
| title | Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects |
| title_full | Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects |
| title_fullStr | Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects |
| title_short | Plasma-Assisted Regeneration of Activated Carbon: Current Status and Prospects |
| title_sort | plasma assisted regeneration of activated carbon current status and prospects |
| topic | plasma technology activated carbon regeneration efficiency surface integrity |
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