Ozone generation in a negative corona discharge fed with N₂O and O₂

Skalny, J. D.; Matejcik, S.; Mikoviny, T.; Eden, S. and Mason, N. J. (2004). Ozone generation in a negative corona discharge fed with N₂O and O₂. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 37(7) pp. 1052–1057.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/37/7/016

Abstract

Ozone production in a negative corona discharge has been studied experimentally at atmospheric pressure in mixtures of N₂O+O₂ at ambient temperature. Ozone formation was found to be dramatically reduced with increase in the content of N₂O in the mixture. The reaction of O(1D) with nitrous oxide is the most likely process reducing the rate of ozone generation. A considerable decrease in the mean discharge current at a constant voltage was also observed with increasing content of nitrous oxide in the mixture and is attributed to the formation of anions in the discharge. The low values of the calculated mobility of negative charge carriers in the drift region of the discharge is caused by the formation of O− · (N₂O)n and NO−·(N₂O)n cluster anions in the drift region of the negative corona discharge.

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