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Thermal Plasma Fluidized Bed

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In this chapter, the thermal plasma fluidized bed is introduced in detail. The thermal plasma fluidized bed includes: DC plasma jet spouted bed, AC plasma jet fluidized bed, radio frequency discharge (RF) fluidized bed (RF plasma fluidized bed, RF plasma circulating fluidized bed, RF downer bed), microwave discharge fluidized bed and electrothermal plasma fluidized bed. Moreover, this chapter introduces the research progress and applications of various reactors, and points out the shortcomings of these reactors.

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Du, C., Qiu, R., Ruan, J. (2018). Thermal Plasma Fluidized Bed. In: Plasma Fluidized Bed. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5819-6_2

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