With the advent of non-thermal plasma technique for diesel exhaust treatment attention is being focused on reducing oxides of nitrogen (NO x) both from stationary as well as automobile sources. In this work, an attempt has been made to enhance NO x reduction only by utilising a plasma/ozone injection approach without resorting to additional treatments based on catalysts/adsorbents. It was observed that cascading ozone injection with discharge plasma enhances the reduction of NO x as high as 95% for the specific energy of 123 J/l. In the long run, this plasma-only based approach may be beneficial or a possible alternative for catalyst/adsorbent based NO x treatments. The results have been discussed and a comparative analysis has been made with respect to individual plasma and ozone injection treatment.
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