Overview
- First book to comprehensively describe plasma-catalysis systems, mechanisms, modeling, diagnostics and applications
- Bridges the gap between plasma and catalysis communities, covering fundamentals and applications of plasma-catalysis
- Covers applications of plasma catalysis for energy and environment, including water purification and materials synthesis
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 106)
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of plasma catalysis, regarded as a promising alternative to thermal processes for energy and environmental applications. It bridges the gap between the plasma and catalysis research communities, covering both the fundamentals of plasma catalysis and its application in environmental and energy research.
The first section of the book offers a broad introduction to plasma catalysis, covering plasma-catalyst systems, interactions, and modeling. The core of the book then focuses on different applications, describing a wide range of plasma-catalytic processes in catalyst synthesis, environmental clean-up, greenhouse gas conversion and synthesis of materials for energy applications. Chapters cover topics ranging from removal of NOx and VOCs to conversion of methane, carbon dioxide and the reforming of ethanol and methanol.
Written by a group of world-leading researchers active in the field, the book forms a valuable resource for scientists, engineers and students with different research backgrounds including plasma physics, plasma chemistry, catalysis, energy, environmental engineering, electrical engineering and material engineering.Similar content being viewed by others
Keywords
- Introduction to plasma catalysis
- Applications of plasma catalysis
- Catalysis for energy and environment
- Plasma-catalyst interactions
- Plasma catalysis diagnostics
- Plasma catalysis modelling
- Plasma-catalytic removal of NOx
- Plasma catalysis removal of greenhouse gases
- Plasma catalysis materials synthesis
Table of contents (11 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Christopher Whitehead received a BSc in Chemical Physics at the University of Edinburgh in 1969 and a PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1972. He then held fellowships at Cambridge and Columbia Universities. He was appointed to the Chemistry Department at Manchester University in 1977 where he is now an Emeritus Professor. His research was initially in the field of crossed molecular beam scattering studying the dynamics of elementary chemical reactions using mass spectrometry and laser-induced fluorescence. Subsequently, there was a focus on the dynamics and kinetics of reactions and photodissociation processes involving atoms and radicals in the gas-phase, in clusters and on surfaces with particular emphasis on the role played by electronically-excited species. This led to a study of the chemistry taking part in gas discharges, chemical lasers and most recently plasma and the use of plasmas for the treatment of waste gas streams such as diesel exhausts and solvents, for the purification of indoor air and the destruction of odours, latterly using the hybrid technique of plasma-activated catalysis as a method of improving efficiency and selectivity. The use of plasma technology for the transformation of gases such as methane andcarbon dioxide into chemical feedstocks and higher value fuels is of current interest. He is the author of over 140 peer-reviewed journal papers and a few book chapters. He is a member of editorial board for Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing.
Dr. Nozaki received B.E. and M.E. degrees from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, both in Energy Engineering, in 1993 and 1995. He started his carrier at Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries. Co. Ltd. (currently IHI) ('95–'96), where he engaged in the pulverized coal combustion and the environmental protection technology development. He became a faculty of Gifu University in Mechanical Engineering ('96–'99) and an Assistant Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering ('99). He directed his research to the atmospheric pressure plasma chemistry and received Ph.D. from Tokyo Tech in 2003. After his postdoctoral work at the University of Minnesota ('03–'04), hereceived full professorship from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2012. He pioneered innovative plasma processing technologies based on atmospheric pressure plasmas and is exploring the frontier of Plasma Catalysis, Natural gas conversion, Power-to-Gas, and silicon nanoparticle synthesis and photovoltaic application. He is the author of more than 150 publications including several book chapters. He is currently a Board of Director of International Plasma Chemistry Society, Editorial Board of Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing (Springer), International Advisory Board of Plasma Processes and Polymers (Wiley), and the Editor of Springer Series in Plasma Science and Technology (Springer).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plasma Catalysis
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals and Applications
Editors: Xin Tu, J. Christopher Whitehead, Tomohiro Nozaki
Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05189-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05188-4Published: 29 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05189-1Published: 21 November 2019
Series ISSN: 1615-5653
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 348
Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations, 127 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plasma Physics, Catalysis, Renewable and Green Energy, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology