Removal of NO2 and O3 generated from corona discharge in indoor air cleaning with MnO2 catalyst

The production rules and removal efficiency of harmful byproducts such as NO2 and O3 generated from DC corona discharge in indoor air cleaning were investigated. The production behaviours of NO2 and O3 and the relationship between the amount of catalyst (MnO2) and the removal rate of harmful byproducts were experimentally studied. Further, indoor application tests were carried out in a closed room with 90 m3. The results showed that the concentrations of NO2 and O3 produced by corona discharge linearly increased with discharge time. The NO2 yield is larger than O3 by almost one order of magnitude under the same discharge power. To satisfy the demand of Standard of Indoor Air Quality (GB/T18883-2002), the power consumption of unit volume should be less than 1 W m−3 and the catalyst MnO2 consumptions in positive-negative corona discharge were 200 cm3 W−1 and 100 cm3 W−1, respectively.