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Plasma Catalysis: Introduction and History

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Plasma Catalysis

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Plasma catalysis is a hybrid technique where a catalytic material is used in conjunction with a gas discharge yielding a viable technique which gives enhanced performance for a range of gas processing applications such as removal of pollutants including NOx, SOx and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and production of a range of chemicals such as ammonia from N2 and H2, hydrogen and oxygenates by the reforming of hydrocarbons and a range of added-value chemicals from the conversion of CO2. This chapter gives an introduction and brief background to our current process and understanding in the field of plasma catalysis.

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    J. Christopher Whitehead

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomohiro Nozaki

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Whitehead, J.C. (2019). Plasma Catalysis: Introduction and History. In: Tu, X., Whitehead, J., Nozaki, T. (eds) Plasma Catalysis. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 106. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05189-1_1

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