Industrial Plasma Technology

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION TO PLASMAS
Plasmas
Discharge Plasmas
ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATION OF NONTHERMAL PLASMA
ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, SOLID WASTE, AND WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES: FUNDAMENTAL AND OVERVIEW
Introduction
Type of Plasmas
Plasma Chemistry
Plasma Reactor
Determination of Plasma Parameters and the Other Phenomena
Engineering and Economics
Concluding Remarks
References
OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR HIGH-PRESSURE NONTHERMAL PLASMA ANALYSIS
Introduction
Experimental Examples
Conclusions
References
LASER INVESTIGATIONS OF FLOW PATTERNS IN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS AND NONTHERMAL PLASMA REACTORS
Introduction
PIV Experimental Setups
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
WATER PLASMAS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATION
Introduction
Water Plasma Generation and Its Characteristics
Decomposition of halogenated Hydrocarbons
Conclusion
References
CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS
Introduction
Experimental
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
GENERATION AND APPLICATION OF WIDE AREA PLASMA
Introduction
AirFlow Control
Aerodynamic Plasma Actuators
Particle Destruction
Large Sliding Discharge
Conclusion
References
NONTHERMAL PLASMA-BASED SYSTEM FOR EXHAUST TREATMENT UNDER REDUCED ATMOSPHERE OF PYROLYSIS GASES
Introduction
Experimental
Results
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING BY PLASMA TECHNIQUES
Introduction
Nature of Plasma-Induced Polymer Radicals
Pharmaceutical Engineering for DDS Preparation by Plasma Techniques
Biomedical Engineering by Plasma Techniques
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
TARGETING DENDRITIC CELLS WITH CARBON MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES MADE BY DENSE-MEDIUM PLASMA TECHNOLOGY
References
APPLICATIONS OF PULSED POWER AND PLASMAS TO BIOSYSTEMS AND LIVING ORGANISMS
Introduction
Pulsed-Power Source Using Magnetic Pulse Compression System
Discharge Plasmas by Pulsed Power
Action of Pulsed

Hideo Ikegami is Professor Emeritus of both Nagoya University and National Institute for Fusion Science in Nagoya, Japan. His primary interest is basic plasma physics and various plasma applications. In 1996, he created a consulting company of plasma application technology, Technowave Inc., and served as president. He is one of the editors of Advanced Plasma Technology (Wiley-VCH, 2007).
 
Noriyoshi Sato has worked in research and education on plasma physics and is now Professor Emeritus at Tohoku University, Japan. His primary interest is basic plasma behaviour related to various plasma applications. He is elevating his works in collaboration with companies. He is one of the editors of Advanced Plasma Technology (Wiley-VCH, 2007).
 
Akihisa Matsuda is Special Guest Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering Science of Osaka Univeristy, Japan, since 2007, after being Director of Research Initiative for Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. His main field of interest are plasma-process diagnostics and process control for thin film silicon solar cells.
 
Kiichiro Uchino is currently Professor at the Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. He is working on laser-aided diagnostics of plasmas and various industrial plasma applications.
 
Masayuki Kuzuya is currently the Dean of College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Professor of Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry at Matsuyama University, Japan. His research interest is in the field of fundamental studies of organic plasma chemistry and its bio- and pharmaceutical applications.
 
Akira Mizuno is Professor of the Department of Ecological Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology. His research includes applied electrostatics and high-voltage engineering, which includes electrostatic precipitation, environmental application of plasma,