Energy From Plasma
Production and Storage
- 1st Edition - January 10, 2025
- Editors: Ghulam Yasin, Duc Ba Nguyen, Ram K. Gupta, Saira Ajmal, Tuan Anh Nguyen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 5 8 4 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 5 8 5 - 3
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Request a sales quoteEnergy from Plasma: Production and Storage presents fundamental plasma as a pathway for energy generation and storage. The book covers emerging plasma applications for storing applications and introduces promises and challenges in the use of plasma to energy. Broken into five parts, this book starts with fundamentals before discussion plasma for fuel production. Part three addresses plasma for energy efficiency and environmental protection, and part four explores fusion plasma. Finally, part five discusses plasma for energy conversion and storage. Written for academic researchers and professional engineers/scientists working in the field of plasma technology, energy, environmental science, and materials science, Energy from Plasma: Production and Storage is sure to be a welcomed resource.
- Provides the fundamentals of plasma, including coverage of plasma generation, characterization, and properties
- Explains how the plasma technology can be used to produce energy
- Explores how plasma technology can be used for energy conversion and storage
academic researchers and professional engineers/scientists working in the field of plasma technology, energy, environmental science, and materials science
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Part 1: Plasma for fuel productions
- Chapter 1. Fundamentals of plasma: its physics and applications
- Abstract
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Plasma fundamental concepts and characteristics
- 1.3 Types of plasmas- specific classification
- 1.4 Plasma processes and technologies
- 1.5 Summary and prospects
- References
- Chapter 2. Plasma-assisted CO2 reforming of methane
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Process performance parameters
- 2.3 Non-catalytic dielectric barrier discharge plasma for CO2 reforming of methane
- 2.4 Catalytic plasma-assisted CO2 reforming of CH4
- 2.5 Perspectives for future work
- References
- Chapter 3. Plasma technology for solid waste treatment
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Heat transfer in thermal plasma
- 3.3 Types of waste streams in relation to plasma treatment
- 3.4 Problems with specific waste and possible solutions using plasma technology
- 3.5 Thermal plasma-assisted waste treatment integrated with material and energy retrieval
- 3.6 Conclusions and recommendations
- References
- Chapter 4. Plasma technology for reforming of hydrocarbons
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Evaluation of the various hydrocarbons plasma reforming system
- 4.3 Hydrocarbons reforming in the plasma environment
- 4.4 Concluding remarks and prospects
- References
- Chapter 5. Plasma technology for NH3 production
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Dielectric barrier discharge plasma for NH3 synthesis
- 5.3 Gliding arc plasma for NH3 synthesis
- 5.4 Conclusions and prospects
- References
- Chapter 6. Plasma gasification of solid waste for energy generation
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Solid waste fuel types and properties
- 6.3 Process description
- 6.4 Plasma gasification
- 6.5 Conclusions and future scope
- References
- Chapter 7. Plasma technology for biomass
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Plasma technology feedstocks
- 7.3 Plasma gasification modelling
- 7.4 The economic and environmental impact of plasma gasification
- References
- Part 2: Plasma technology for energy efficiency and environmental protection
- Chapter 8. A large volume of atmospheric plasma for air treatment
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Principle of large air discharge
- 8.3 Applications of large volumes of plasma
- 8.4 Advances and challenges of plasma discharge in air treatment
- 8.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9. Plasma-assisted growth of nanomaterials
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Fundamentals of plasma
- 9.3 Plasma treatment processes
- 9.4 Plasma-assisted techniques for nanomaterial growth
- 9.5 Advantages and limitations of current plasma-assisted techniques
- 9.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10. Plasma conjugated with renewable energy for environmental protection
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Plasma-assisted renewable energy generation
- 10.3 Plasma-assisted renewable energy generation for environmental protection
- 10.4 Recent plasma processes in renewable energy technologies
- 10.5 Challenges and future directions
- 10.6 Conclusion
- References
- Part 3: Fusion Plasma
- Chapter 11. Critical research opportunities in ML/AI applications for fusion energy and plasma devices
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Critical opportunity research efforts
- 11.3 Discussion
- 11.4 Limitations & challenges
- 11.5 Conclusion and future directions
- References
- Part 4: Plasma for energy conversion and storage
- Chapter 12. DBD plasma for flexible energy storage and conversion applications
- Abstract
- 12.1 Brief overview
- 12.2 Introduction to dielectric barrier discharge plasma
- 12.3 DBD plasma for energy storage and conversion
- 12.4 DBD plasma enabled energy conversion
- 12.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13. Plasma technology for solar cells
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Thin film solar cells grown by low-temperature plasma processing
- 13.3 Surface textured and passivation of nanocrystalline solar cells by plasma method
- 13.4 Plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition on solar cells
- 13.5 Plasma assisted oxidation and air plasma treatment on solar cells
- 13.6 Growth of organic, inorganic, and hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells by plasma technology
- 13.7 Summary
- References
- Chapter 14. Plasma to electricity
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Plasma for electricity generation
- 14.3 Future applications of plasma
- 14.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 15. Plasma technology for supercapacitors
- Abstract
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 Plasma in supercapacitors
- 15.3 Challenges and further directions
- 15.4 Summary
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 492
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 10, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443265846
- eBook ISBN: 9780443265853
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Ghulam Yasin
Ghulam Yasin is a researcher in the School of Environment and Civil Engineering at Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. His expertise covers the design and development of hybrid devices and technologies of carbon nanostructures and advanced nanomaterials for for real-world impact in energy-related and other functional applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Researcher, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, ChinaDN
Duc Ba Nguyen
Dr. Duc Ba Nguyen is researcher at Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Vietnam. His research is focused on developing the atmospheric pressure plasma system and its application for environmental and bio applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Researcher, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, VietnamRG
Ram K. Gupta
Ram K. Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University, USA. His research interests include green energy production and storage using conducting polymers, 2D materials, nanostructured materials and composites, polymers from renewable resources for industrial applications, polymer recycling for sustainable future, bio-compatible nanofibers and thin films for tissue regeneration, scaffolds, bio-degradable metallic implants, and antibacterial applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USASA
Saira Ajmal
Dr. Saira Ajmal received her Ph.D. from Fudan University, Shanghai China in Environmental Science and Engineering with a specialization in Environmental Chemistry. Dr. Saira is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. She has published more than 35 scientific contributions in the form of Research and Review articles in peer-reviewed prestigious journals, as well as Book Chapters. She has won several honors and awards, including the international student Ph.D. Fellowship from the world top 50, the Fudan University. She is currently a regular reviewer for many SCI journals from ACS, Elsevier, RSC, and Springer-Nature. Her research interests include nanostructures and nanomaterials for electrochemical energy conversion particularly electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, CO2 reduction, nitrate reduction, oxygen reduction reactions, oxygen evolution reactions, hydrogen evolution reactions, and fuel cells.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaTN
Tuan Anh Nguyen
Tuan Anh Nguyen is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam. He received B.S. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist in the Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at Institute for Tropical Technology. His research activities include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities and digital twins. He edited over 70 Elsevier, 12 CRC Press, 1 Springer, 1 RSC and 2 IGI Global books. He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience".
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamRead Energy From Plasma on ScienceDirect