Low-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Yi Cheng, Xin Tu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 7 2 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 7 3 0 - 8
Low-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering bridges the gap between the plasma and chemical engineering community and covers both the fundamentals and applications of plasma ch… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLow-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering bridges the gap between the plasma and chemical engineering community and covers both the fundamentals and applications of plasma chemical engineering technologies, including but not limited to the principles and mechanisms of plasma process intensification, novel plasma reactor/process design and process optimization, and different applications.The book covers a wide range of plasma chemical processes such as oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane reforming, CO2 conversion, biomass tar reforming, nitrogen fixation, plasma agriculture, plasma biotechnology, advanced oxidation processes, organic synthesis in microchannel reactors, electrostatic precipitation, plasma pyrolysis of coal into acetylene, synthesis of nanomaterials and ultrafine powders, and solid waste treatment. The book brings together state-of-the-art research and development in relationship with advanced low-temperature plasma chemical engineering technologies as well as the challenges and future perspectives in this emerging area. Low-Temperature Plasma Chemical Engineering is valuable resource or reference for scientists, engineers, technicians and students with different research backgrounds including plasma physics, plasma chemistry, chemical engineering, energy engineering, materials science and engineering, environmental engineering and electrical engineering.
- Covers fundamentals and applications of plasma process intensification and plasma-enhanced chemical processes, bridging the gap between the plasma community and chemical engineering community
- Summarizes recent advances in plasma chemical engineering technologies and discusses the challenges and future perspectives in plasma chemical engineering
- Written by a group of well-known scientists and experts active in low temperature plasma engineering
Scientific scholars and engineering technicians in chemical engineering, plasma engineering, materials science, environmental science, energy, resources, pharmaceuticals, electronicsTeachers and students in colleges and universities
1. Introduction
Introduction to low-temperature plasmas
Overview of low-temperature plasma process intensification
Cold plasma
Warm plasma
Thermal plasma
Advanced diagnostics for low-temperature plasma process intensification
Challenges in low-temperature plasma process intensification
Outlook
References
2. Plasma reforming of tars from biomass gasification
Introduction
Biomass gasification & challenges
Overview of different technologies for tar removal
Plasma reforming of tars
Effect of different operating parameters
Reaction mechanism
Plasma-catalytic reforming of tars
Catalyst development for plasma tar reforming
Reaction mechanism
Integration of biomass gasification and plasma tar reforming
Outlook
References
3. Plasma-catalytic oxidation of VOCs
Introduction
Plasma oxidation of VOCs
Plasma-catalytic oxidation of VOCs
Cycled storage-discharge plasma-catalysis oxidation of VOCs
Key issues in the storage stage
Key issues in the discharge stage
Cycled storage-discharge process and stability analysis
Outlook
References
4. Plasma conversion of CO2
Introduction
Plasma decomposition of CO2
Plasma decomposition of CO2: Effect of operating parameters
Plasma-catalytic decomposition of CO2
Plasma CO2 hydrogenation
CO2 hydrogenation to CO
CO2 methanation
CO2 hydrogenation to liquid fuels and chemicals
Plasma dry reforming of CH4 and CO2
Dry reforming of methane for the production of syngas
Dry reforming of methane for the production of higher hydrocarbons
Dry reforming of methane for the production of oxygenates
Plasma reduction of CO2 with water
Outlook
References
5. From electrostatic precipitation to non-thermal plasma
Introduction
Basic principle of electrostatic precipitator (ESP)
DC corona discharge
Particle charging
Migration collection
Rapping for ash cleaning
Key factors of dust removal efficiency
Particle size of dust
Specific resistance
Rapping of electrostatic precipitator
High voltage power supply
Operating temperature
Precipitator selection
Ionic wind
Models for dust collection efficiency prediction
Deutsch equation
Overview on ESP index
Derivation of ESP index
Validity of ESP index
ESP index and particulate emission
Electric field optimization for electrostatic precipitator
Outlook
References
6. Cold atmospheric plasma biotechnology
Introduction
Overview of CAP biotechnology
Interaction mechanism of CAP biotechnolog
CAP biotechnology applications
Sterilization and disinfection
Biological mutation breeding
Agriculture and food processing
Biomedicine
5 Outlook
References
7. Gas-liquid plasma-based advanced oxidation process
Introduction
Diagnostics and mechanism of advanced oxidation process in gas-liquid plasma
Visualization of mass transfer and reaction behavior in gas-liquid plasma
Gas-liquid plasma reactors
Energy efficiency of gas-liquid plasma reactors
Applications of high-efficiency reactors
Research progress of advanced oxidation process in gas-liquid plasmas
Outlook
References
8. Gas-liquid plasmas in micro-channels for organic synthesis
Introduction
Process intensification by microfluidic and plasma processes
Flow chemistry and microfluidic reactor
Case studies of flow chemistry
Plasma-assisted organic synthesis
Principles of process intensification
Paschen's law and microreactors
Mass transfer and reactions at the gas-liquid interface
Applications
Bubble type microchannel gas-liquid plasma reactor
Application of ESR free radical detection technique in microchannel gas-liquid plasma reactor
Outlook
References
9. Plasma nitrogen fixation
Introduction
Advantages of plasma nitrogen fixation
Overview of plasma nitrogen fixation
Plasma synthesis of NOx
Plasma synthesis of NOx
Plasma-catalytic synthesis of NOx
Energy efficiency of plasma NOx synthesis
Plasma synthesis of ammonia
Plasma synthesis of ammonia
Plasma-catalytic synthesis of ammonia
Optimization of plasma ammonia synthesis
Outlook
References
10. Plasma-catalytic reforming of methane
Introduction
Overview of plasma-catalytic reforming of methane
Electrical and optical diagnostics in plasma reforming of methane
Plasma-catalytic reforming of methane
Effect of different operating parameters
Mechanism of plasma-catalytic reforming of methane
Case studies
Plasma-catalytic reforming of biogas
Integrated plasma reforming and water electrolysis for energy storage
Outlook
References
11. Thermal plasma pyrolysis of coal for the synthesis of acetylene
Introduction
Acetylene production technologies
Advantages of ultra-high temperature thermal plasmas
Recent advances in thermal plasma pyrolysis of coal for acetylene production
Key challenges in thermal plasma pyrolysis of coal for acetylene production
Fundamentals in thermal plasma pyrolysis of coal for acetylene production
Thermodynamic analysis
Experimental study on coal pyrolysis to acetylene
Pyrolysis kinetics of pulverized coal
Generalized model of heat transfer and volatiles evolution inside particles
Cross-scale modeling and simulation of plasma coal pyrolysis to acetylenes
Mass/energy balance analysis and techno-economic evaluation of plasma coal pyrolysis to acetylene
Analysis of hydrocarbon products recycle process
Optimization of quenching for high-temperature acetylene products
Co-production of acetylene and ethylene using chemical quenching
Outlook
References
12. Thermal plasma chemical vapor deposition for the preparation of nanomaterials
Overview of thermal plasma preparation of nanomaterials
Key issues in thermal plasma chemical vapor deposition for nanomaterial preparation
On-line monitoring of ultra-high temperature chemical vapor deposition
Controlling mechanism of microstructural properties of materials
Principle of process intensification
Principle of thermal plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
Typical reactor design for thermal plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
Applications
Production of graphene nanosheets
Production of silicon/silicon carbide nanocrystals
Production of high purity magnesium oxide from Salt Lake resources
Outlook
References
13. Thermal plasma intensified process for the production of ultrafine powders
Overview of thermal plasma intensified processes
Definition and characteristics of thermal plasma
Essential features of thermal plasma intensified processes
Applications of thermal plasma intensified processes in production of fine powders
Typical applications of thermal plasma intensified processes
Production of ultrafine tungsten powders
Production of fine nickel powders
Production of ultrafine oxide powders
Mechanism of thermal plasma intensified reduction
Plasma enhanced solid-state exothermic reactions for the production of non-oxide ceramic powders
Advances in production of non-oxide ceramic powders
Plasma synthesis of non-oxide ceramic powders
Plasma-enhanced Mg-thermal reduction for the synthesis of high-temperature ceramic powders
Outlook
References
14. Thermal plasma solid waste treatment
Overview of thermal plasma solid waste treatment
Significance of thermal plasma solid waste treatment
Principle of thermal plasma solid waste treatment
Advances in thermal plasma solid waste treatment
Thermal plasma processes for solid waste treatment
Plasma pyrolysis
Plasma gasification
Plasma melting
Principle of thermal plasma process intensification in solid waste treatment
Thermal plasma-enhanced gas-phase reactions
Thermal plasma-enhanced solid-phase reactions
Case studies
Plasma melting of fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration
Demonstration plant of thermal plasma melting of fly ash
Other applications of thermal plasma solid waste treatment
Outlook
References
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 500
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443187292
- eBook ISBN: 9780443187308
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Yi Cheng
Prof. Yi Cheng received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1994 and 2000. He worked as a research fellow at Delft University of Technology (11/1998-11/2000), and then as a postdoc research associate at University of Western Ontario (02/2001-03/2003). In March 2003, he joined Tsinghua University as an associate professor, and was promoted to full professor in December 2007. His research interests lie in the field of multiphase reactor engineering in relation to the applications for energy, environment and materials, especially using unconventional means of process intensification (i.e., plasmas and confined micro-channel or micro-droplets) to solve reaction engineering problems.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaXT
Xin Tu
Prof. Xin Tu is Chair of Plasma Catalysis in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics at the University of Liverpool, UK. He received PhD in Physics from CORIA CNRS UMR 6614 (University of Rouen), France and PhD in Thermal Engineering from Zhejiang University, China in 2007. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (1/2008 to 8/2009) before joined the University of Manchester (UK) as a Postdoc Research Associate in the School of Chemistry (9/2009-2/2012). He was appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool in 2012 and was promoted to Professor in 2019. He has been working on interdisciplinary research at the interface of plasma science and chemical engineering directed towards environmental clean-up, fuel and chemical synthesis, and nuclear decommissioning.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK