Plasma chemistry and catalysis in gases and liquids

Preface AN INTRODUCTION TO NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMAS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE Introduction Coronas and Streamers Glow Discharges at Higher Pressures Dielectric Barrier and Surface Discharges Gliding Arcs Concluding Remark CATALYSTS USED IN PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYTIC PROCESSES: PREPARATION, ACTIVATION, AND REGENERATION Introduction Specific Features Generated by Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Applications Chemical Composition and Texture Methodologies Used for the Preparation of Catalysts for Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Reactions Catalysts Forming Regeneration of the Catalysts Used in Plasma Assisted Reactions Plasma Produced Catalysts and Supports Conclusions NOX ABATEMENT BY PLASMA CATALYSIS Introduction General deNOx Model over Supported Metal Cations and Role of NTP Reactor: "Plasma-Assisted Catalytic deNOx Reaction" About the Nonthermal Plasma for NOx Remediation Special Application of NTP to Catalytic Oxidation of Methane on Alumina-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts NTP-Assisted Catalytic NOx Remediation from Lean Model Exhausts Gases Conclusions VOC REMOVAL FROM AIR BY PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYSIS-EXPERIMENTAL WORK Introduction Plasma-Catalytic Hybrid Systems for VOC Decomposition VOC Decomposition in Plasma-Catalytic Systems Concluding Remarks VOC REMOVAL FROM AIR BY PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYSIS: MECHANISMS, INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLASMA AND CATALYSTS Introduction Influence of the Catalyst in the Plasma Processes Influence of the Plasma on the Catalytic Processes Thermal Activation Plasma-Mediated Activation of Photocatalysts Plasma-Catalytic Mechanisms ELEMENTARY CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PHENOMENA IN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE PLASMA IN GAS-LIQUID ENVIRONMENTS AND IN LIQUIDS Introduction Physical Mechanisms of Generation of Plasma in Gas-Liquid Environments and Liquids Formation of Primary Chemical Species by Discharge Plasma in Contact with Water Chemical Processes Induced by Discharge Plasma Directly in Water Concluding Remarks AQUEOUS-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