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Filling the gap for a book that covers not only plasma in gases but also in liquids, this is all set to become the standard reference for this topic. It provides a broad-based overview of plasma-chemical and plasmacatalytic processes generated by electrical discharges in gases, liquids and gas/liquid environments in both fundamental and applied aspects by focusing on their environmental and green applications and also taking into account their practical and economic viability. With the topics addressed by an international group of major experts, this is a must-have for scientists, engineers, students and postdoctoral researchers specializing in this field.
List of contents
PrefaceAN INTRODUCTION TO NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMAS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IntroductionCoronas and StreamersGlow Discharges at Higher PressuresDielectric Barrier and Surface DischargesGliding ArcsConcluding RemarkCATALYSTS USED IN PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYTIC PROCESSES: PREPARATION, ACTIVATION, AND REGENERATION IntroductionSpecific Features Generated by Plasma-Assisted Catalytic ApplicationsChemical Composition and TextureMethodologies Used for the Preparation of Catalysts for Plasma-Assisted Catalytic ReactionsCatalysts FormingRegeneration of the Catalysts Used in Plasma Assisted ReactionsPlasma Produced Catalysts and SupportsConclusions NOX ABATEMENT BY PLASMA CATALYSIS IntroductionGeneral deNOx Model over Supported Metal Cations and Role of NTP Reactor: "Plasma-Assisted Catalytic deNOx Reaction"About the Nonthermal Plasma for NOx RemediationSpecial Application of NTP to Catalytic Oxidation of Methane on Alumina-Supported Noble Metal CatalystsNTP-Assisted Catalytic NOx Remediation from Lean Model Exhausts GasesConclusionsVOC REMOVAL FROM AIR BY PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYSIS-EXPERIMENTAL WORK IntroductionPlasma-Catalytic Hybrid Systems for VOC DecompositionVOC Decomposition in Plasma-Catalytic Systems Concluding RemarksVOC REMOVAL FROM AIR BY PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYSIS: MECHANISMS, INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLASMA AND CATALYSTS IntroductionInfluence of the Catalyst in the Plasma Processes Influence of the Plasma on the Catalytic ProcessesThermal ActivationPlasma-Mediated Activation of PhotocatalystsPlasma-Catalytic MechanismsELEMENTARY CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE PLASMA IN GAS-LIQUID ENVIRONMENTS AND IN LIQUIDS IntroductionPhysical Mechanisms of Generation of Plasma in Gas-Liquid Environments and LiquidsFormation of Primary Chemical Species by Discharge Plasma in Contact with WaterChemical Processes Induced by Discharge Plasma Directly in WaterConcluding RemarksAQUEOUS-PHASE CHEMISTRY OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE PLASMA IN WATER AND IN GAS-LIQUID ENVIRONMENTS Introduction Aqueous-Phase Plasmachemical Reactions Plasmachemical Decontamination of Water Aqueous-Phase Plasma-Catalytic Processes Concluding Remarks BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE PLASMA IN WATER AND IN GAS-LIQUID ENVIRONMENTS Introduction Microbial Inactivation by Nonthermal Plasma Chemical Mechanisms of Electrical Discharge Plasma Interactions with Bacteria in Water Physical Mechanisms of Electrical Discharge Plasma Interactions with Living Matter Concluding Remarks HYDROGEN AND SYNGAS PRODUCTION FROM HYDROCARBONS Introduction: Plasma Catalysis Current State of Hydrogen Production, Applications, and Technical Requirements Description and Evaluation of the Process Plasma-Assisted Reforming Summary of the Results and Outlook
About the author
Prof. Vasile Parvulescu works at the Department of Chemical Technology and Catalysis at the University of Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania.
Dr. Monica Magureanu is a Senior Researcher at the National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics at the Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Laboratory in Bucharest-Magurele, Romania.
Dr. Petr Lukes is a Senior Researcherat the Institute of Plasma Physics at the Department of Pulse Plasma Systems at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague, Czech Republic.
Summary
Filling the gap for a book that covers not only plasma in gases but also in liquids, this is all set to become the standard reference for this topic. It provides a broad-based overview of plasma-chemical and plasmacatalytic processes generated by electrical discharges in gases, liquids and gas/liquid environments in both fundamental and applied aspects by focusing on their environmental and green applications and also taking into account their practical and economic viability.
With the topics addressed by an international group of major experts, this is a must-have for scientists, engineers, students and postdoctoral researchers specializing in this field.
