April 6, 2011
Report

Hybrid Plasma Reactor/Filter for Transportable Collective Protection Systems

Abstract

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has performed an assessment of a Hybrid Plasma/Filter system as an alternative to conventional methods for collective protection. The key premise of the hybrid system is to couple a nonthermal plasma (NTP) reactor with reactive adsorption to provide a broader envelope of protection than can be provided through a single-solution approach. The first step uses highly reactive species (e.g. oxygen radicals, hydroxyl radicals, etc.) created in a nonthermal plasma (NTP) reactor to destroy the majority (~75% - 90%) of an incoming threat. Following the NTP reactor an O3 reactor/filter uses the O3 created in the NTP reactor to further destroy the remaining organic materials. This report summarizes the laboratory development of the Hybrid Plasma Reactor/Filter to protect against a ‘worst-case’ simulant, methyl bromide (CH3Br), and presents a preliminary engineering assessment of the technology to Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection performance specifications for chemical vapor air purification technologies.

Revised: May 19, 2011 | Published: April 6, 2011

Citation

Josephson G.B., R.G. Tonkyn, J.G. Frye, B.J. Riley, and K.G. Rappe. 2011. Hybrid Plasma Reactor/Filter for Transportable Collective Protection Systems Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.