The water falling-film dielectric barrier discharge reactor (WFDBDR) has a large gas phase plasma liquid surface contact area and high gas-liquid mass transfer efficiency, and is widely used in the degradation of aqueous pollutants, synthesis of plasma-activated water, etc. The circulating water rate, air aeration rate, and input voltage of the water falling film plasma reactor are important factors that affect the generation and diffusion of gas-phase reactive species into water, directly affecting the degradation efficiency of aqueous pollutants or the activity of plasma-activated water. Therefore, an optimization on the above-mentioned input parameters is of great significance for improving the operating efficiency of WFDBDR. In this article, a prediction model for the synthesized O3 and H2O2 in a WFDBDR was established, and the effect of discharge voltage, water circulation flow rate, and air aeration rate on the generation of O3 and H2O2 was analyzed through Design-Expert response surface methodology. The results show that the concentrations of O3 and H2O2 were positively correlated with the discharge voltage, and the air aeration rate had a significant impact on the concentration of aqueous ozone, but had little effect on the hydrogen peroxide concentration in water; moreover, the amount of water circulation affected the generation of hydrogen peroxide in water, but had little effect on the concentration of O3 in water. According to the prediction model, when the discharge voltage, air aeration rate, and water circulation rate are 25kV, 0.5L/min and 1L/min, respectively, the concentrations of O3 and H2O2 in water reach the highest values of 6.304mg/L and 28.06mg/L, respectively; Under these conditions, the residence times of air and liquid film in the discharge zone during one cycle were 4.75s and 0.14s, respectively, and the measured O3 and H2O2 concentrations reached 6.54 mg/L and 30.48 mg/L, respectively, which were in good agreement with the predicted values. |