Water pollution by synthetic dyes like methylene blue (MB) has significant environmental risks, and the conventional treatment methods often have some limitations. Advanced oxidation processes using plasma are effective including a high-voltage power source system. This study investigates a novel low-voltage pulsed submerged arc (SA) way. This work systematically analyzes the effects of several key electrical parameters—discharge frequency, voltage, and capacitance—on the degradation of a 10 mg·L⁻1 MB solution using the graphite electrodes. The results reveal that while higher frequencies or voltages increase the degradation rate, the increase of efficiency is non-linear. These diminishing returns are attributed to a decrease in energy conversion efficiency, where mass transfer limitations and radical self-recombination reactions become dominant at higher energy inputs.

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Study on the Influence of Electrical Parameters on the Low-Voltage Pulsed Submerged Arc Plasma Degradation of Methylene Blue

  • Jiajian Zhang,
  • Yongpeng Mo,
  • Junhao Niu,
  • Jinhong Liu,
  • Zongqian Shi

摘要

Water pollution by synthetic dyes like methylene blue (MB) has significant environmental risks, and the conventional treatment methods often have some limitations. Advanced oxidation processes using plasma are effective including a high-voltage power source system. This study investigates a novel low-voltage pulsed submerged arc (SA) way. This work systematically analyzes the effects of several key electrical parameters—discharge frequency, voltage, and capacitance—on the degradation of a 10 mg·L⁻1 MB solution using the graphite electrodes. The results reveal that while higher frequencies or voltages increase the degradation rate, the increase of efficiency is non-linear. These diminishing returns are attributed to a decrease in energy conversion efficiency, where mass transfer limitations and radical self-recombination reactions become dominant at higher energy inputs.