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Electrical discharges with liquids for future applications
Laboratory for Physics and Technology of Plasma
University of Belgrade- Faculty of Physics
Milorad M. Kuraica
kuki@ff.bg.ac.rs
Studentski trg 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
www.ff.bg.ac.rs
Studied topics
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I [mA]
 Development of plasma-liquid system based on dielectric barrier discharge (DBD): water falling film DBD reactor. In this
reactor water/liquid is a part of the discharge electrode configuration and its interaction with atmospheric pressure plasma
generated in different gases (air, N2, O2, He, Ar ) has been studied. (WG2)
Diagnostics of water falling film DBD:
- Electrical measurements and emission spectroscopy: analyses of influence of water film on electrical characteristics of
the discharge and excited species in emission spectra.
- Study of the active chemical species formation in liquid phase (O3, OH, H2O2, NO2-, NO3-, pH, conductivity, oxidation
power).
- Study of the discharge products in the gaseous phase with and without water film (FTIR, absorption spectroscopy, gas
analyzer)
 Applications of water falling film DBD in water treatment, advanced oxidation processes, plasma- catalytic processes and
biomedicine (WG4):
- Degradation of phenols, chlorophenols, reactive textile dyes, pesticides, pharmaceutical compounds
- Removal of arsenic from potable water
- Inactivation of microorganisms in liquids
- Exhaust gas treatment with plasma-assisted scrubbing
 Study of helium DBD plasma jet- a significant plasma source for biomedical applications and surface treatment. (WG2,
WG4)
Diagnostics of He plasma jet:
- Electrical measurements
- Spectroscopic measurement of electric field
- Spatial distribution and time development of some excited species
Concentration of •OH measured in
water treated in different gases
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Space-time development of He 706 nm line
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He plasma jet
Water falling film
DBD reactor a) side
and b) top view
photo
COST is supported by
the EU RTD Framework Programme
Electric field development in plasma jet
ESF provides the COST Office
through an EC contract
EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COST Action TD1208
www.cost.eu
Electrical discharges with liquids for future applications
Main experimental/computational facilities
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1-m spectrometer (SOLAR TII, model MSDD1000) with 1200- and 2400-g/mm diffraction gratings
1-m spectrometer (Minuteman) with 1200 g/mm diffraction grating
ICCD (PI-MAX2, Princeton Instruments) with 256 x 1024 pixels
ICCD (PI-MAX2, Princeton Instruments) with 1024 × 1024 pixels
Gas analyzer (MRU VarioPlus Industrial) with sensors for NO, NO2, SO2, O2, CO, CO2
In the procurement process: GC/MSD/FID and FTIR spectrometer for gas, liquids and solid
analysis
Main research collaborations and industrial partners
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University of Belgrade- Faculty of Chemistry, www.chem.bg.ac.rs
University of Belgrade- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, www.tmf.bg.ac.rs
Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, www.uni-greifswald.de
The Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), www.inp-greifswald.de
Institute of Physics B.I. Stepanov, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, www.ifanbel.bas-net.by
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology,
www.feec.vutbr.cz
 Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, www.qut.edu.au
 „Powerplants Nikola Tesla“ doo Obrenovac, www.tent.rs/en
Main publications
 Kuraica Milorad M,Obradović Bratislav M,Manojlović Dragan D,Ostojić Daliborka R,Purić Jagos M (2004) Ozonized
water generator based on coaxial dielectric-barrier-discharge in air, VACUUM, 73, 3-4, pp. 705-708
 Manojlović Dragan D,Ostojić Daliborka R,Obradović Bratislav M,Kuraica Milorad M,Krsmanović Vojin D,Purić Jagos M
(2007) Removal of phenol and chlorophenols from water by new ozone generator, DESALINATION, 213, 1-3, pp. 116122
 Manojlović Dragan D,Popara Ana,Dojčinović Biljana P,Nikolić Aleksandar S,Obradović Bratislav M,Kuraica Milorad
M,Purić Jagos M (2008) Comparison of two methods for removal of arsenic from potable water, VACUUM, 83, 1, pp.
142-145
 Dojčinović Biljana P,Roglić Goran M,Obradović Bratislav M,Kuraica Milorad M,Kostić Mirjana M,Nesić Jelena,
Manojlović Dragan D (2011) Decolorization of reactive textile dyes using water falling film dielectric barrier discharge,
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 192, 2, pp. 763-771
 Sretenović Goran B,Krstić Ivan B,Kovačević Vesna V,Obradović Bratislav M,Kuraica Milorad M (2011) Spectroscopic
measurement of electric field in atmospheric-pressure plasma jet operating in bullet mode, APPLIED PHYSICS
LETTERS, 99, 16.
 Sretenović Goran B, Krstić Ivan B, Kovačević Vesna V, Obradović Bratislav M, Kuraica Milorad M (2012) Spectroscopic
Study of Low-Frequency Helium DBD Plasma Jet, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 40, 6327682 , pp. 2870-2878
 M. Jović, D. Manojlović, D. Stanković, B. Dojčinović, B. Obradović, U. Gašić, G. Roglić (2013) Degradation of triketone
herbicides, mesotrione and sulcotrione, using advanced oxidation processes, JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS, 260, pp. 1092–1099.
Decolorization of reactive textile dye solutions
Inactivation of microorganisms
Degradation of 4-chlorophenol
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intial pH= 9.00, after 5 min
intial pH= 7.00, after 5 min
intial pH= 5.00, after 5 min
intial pH= 9.00, after 24h
intial pH= 7.00, after 24h
intial pH= 5.00, after 24h
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the EU RTD Framework Programme
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Photograph of S.
aureus
control
sample (left) and
sample after 1min of
direct
plasma
treatment (right)
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E. coli suspension directly treated in plasma
S. aureus suspension directly treated in plasma
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4-Chlorophenol [mg/L]
Decolorization %
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number of viable microorganisms [cfu/ml]
Reactive Black 5
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DBD
DBD + H2O2
DBD + TiO2
DBD + Fe
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Energy density [kJ/L]
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through an EC contract