EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AMMONIA SUPPRESSION IN THE AIR ENVIRONMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL PREMISES USING A BARRIER DISCHARGE
Authors:   Siberian Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk region, Novosibirsk district, Krasnoobsk, Russian Federation, DELYAGIN V.N. , NEKRASOV M.YU. ,   Siberian Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk region, Novosibirsk district, Krasnoobsk, Russian Federation, LEONOV S.V. ,   Siberian Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk region, Novosibirsk district, Krasnoobsk, Russian Federation, KARZANOV A.N. ,   Siberian Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk region, Novosibirsk district, Krasnoobsk, Russian Federation, KONDRAT'EV A.A. ,   Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, DELYAGINA N.I. ,   Siberian Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk region, Novosibirsk district, Krasnoobsk, Russian Federation
Published: April 2024

One of the main problems in the industrial production of livestock and poultry products is the neutralization of toxic gases in the air removed from livestock premises. Ozonation is used for this. Ozone is produced in dielectric barrier discharge installations. The disadvantages of the method include the dependence of the electrical characteristics of the dielectric barrier discharge on the parameters of the medium and the generation of nitrogen oxides. (Research purpose) The research purpose is determining the effectiveness of ammonia suppression by ozone generated in dielectric barrier discharge installations at various parameters of the generator operating mode. (Materials and methods) Established the effectiveness of ammonia suppression by ozone at various parameters of the ozone generator operation mode. A 25 percent aqueous solution of ammonia with controlled purging over the surface of the solution was used as an ammonia source. The dependences of the mass concentration of ozone (O3), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) at the generator output on the operating mode parameters were studied. It was shown that the range of changes in the concentration of gases varied within the following limits: ozone - from 180 to 4, ammonia - from 80 to 2, hydrogen sulfide - from 4 to 0, nitrogen oxides - from 0 to 130 milligrams per cubic meter. (Results and discussion) It was found that the concentration of ammonia decreased from 50 to 10 milligrams per cubic meter; the time to reach the specified values of the concentration of ammonia in the stream was 20-50 seconds; when ozone is generated in all operating modes, nitrogen oxides are formed in the weight ratio O3/NOx from 1.42/1 to 1/1. The dependences of the generation of ozone and nitrogen oxides on the input voltage of the generator power supply unit were determined. It was noted that the optimal pumping rate of plasma-forming gas (atmospheric air) ranged from 0.8 to 1.5 m/ s; the mass ratio of nitrogen oxides to ozone varies from 0.69 to 0.98, which is unacceptable for premises with permanent residence of animals and maintenance personnel. (Conclusions) It was stated that the results obtained in assessing the rational operating modes of ozonators allow us to formulate technical requirements for the development of a specialized ozone generator adapted for use in agricultural production.