Nonthermal plasma applications to the environment: gaseous electronics and power conditioning

For nearly two decades, interest in gas-phase pollution control has greatly increased, arising from a greater respect for the environment, more attention to the effects of pollution, and a larger body of regulations and laws. Nonthermal plasma (NTP) technology shows promise for destroying pollutants...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2005-02, Vol.33 (1), p.129-137
Main Author: Rosocha, L.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Chemical synthesis
combustion synthesis
Chemistry
Cleaning
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Driving conditions
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Free radicals
Laws
Materials science
Materials synthesis
materials processing
Physics
Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
Physics of plasmas and electric discharges
Plasma
Plasma applications
Plasma chemistry
Plasma materials processing
plasmas
Pollutants
Pollution control
Power conditioning
pulse generation
Reactors
Surface contamination
Surface discharges
Surface treatment
Water pollution
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Summary:For nearly two decades, interest in gas-phase pollution control has greatly increased, arising from a greater respect for the environment, more attention to the effects of pollution, and a larger body of regulations and laws. Nonthermal plasma (NTP) technology shows promise for destroying pollutants in gas streams and cleaning contaminated surfaces, using plasma-generated reactive species (e.g., free radicals). NTPs can generate both oxidative and reductive radicals, showing promise for treating a variety of pollutants, sometimes simultaneously decomposing multiple species. In this paper, some applications of NTP processing for the environment, associated discharge physics and plasma chemistry, and power conditioning systems for driving the NTP reactors will be discussed.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2004.841800