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Acetaldehyde removal was carried out using non-thermal plasma (NTP) at 150 J·L−1, and plasma-driven catalysis (PDC) using Ag/TiO2/SiO2, at three different input energies—70, 350 and 1150 J·L−1. For the experimental configuration used, the PDC process showed better results in acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) degradation. At the exit of the reactor, for both processes and for all the used energies, the same intermediates in CH3CHO decomposition were identified, except for acetone which was only produced in the PDC process. In order to contribute to a better understanding of the synergistic effect between the plasma and the catalyst, acetaldehyde/catalyst surface interactions were studied by diffuse-reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). These measurements showed that different species such as acetate, formate, methoxy, ethoxy and formaldehyde are present on the surface, once it has been in contact with the plasma. A reaction pathway for CH3CHO degradation is proposed taking into account all the identified compounds in both the gas phase and the catalyst surface. It is very likely that in CH3CHO degradation the presence of methanol, one of the intermediates, combined with oxygen activation by silver atoms on the surface, are key elements in the performance of the PDC process.

Plasma-Catalysis for Volatile Organic Compounds Decomposition: Complexity of the Reaction Pathways during Acetaldehyde Removal