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Low-temperature plasma (LTP) processing is a green and flexible food processing technology with only known limitation of low energy efficiency. Three established fundamental mechanisms of plasma food processing includes: i) physical damage…
This study employs a quasi-1.5D multi-temperature model to investigate the mechanisms governing NOx production and energy costs in microwave plasma reactors operating at 80 mbar, focusing on the interplay of vibrational, chemical and…
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Inactivation of microorganisms on sensitive surfaces by cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is one major application in the field of plasma medicine because it provides a simple and effective way to sterilize heat-sensitive materials. Therefore,…
Plasma technology has undeniably revolutionized industrial processes in recent decades. Atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) has emerged as a prominent and widely applicable tool in various scientific disciplines. Notably, plasma-assisted flow…
The analysis of negative birefringence optically induced in major air components (Loriot et al., [1, 2]) is revisited in light of the recently reported plasma grating-induced phase-shift effect predicted for strong field pump-probe…
The valorization of waste, by creating economic value while limiting environmental impact, can have an essential role in sustainable development. Particularly, polymeric waste such as biomass and plastics can be used for the production of…
The low temperature plasma technology has been emerged as an alternative environmental friendly technology that has a potential to replace the traditional technologies in various sectors such as textile industries, agriculture, food…
The industrial application of non-thermal plasma has been a research field in the last few years. One of the potential applications of non-thermal plasma is in treating dye effluents of textiles industries which are considered as one of the…
Light amplification towards extremely high power in the infrared regime remains a significant challenge due to the lack of suitable gain media. Here we propose a new scheme to amplify a laser pulse with tunable wavelengths towards extremely…
Rapid groundwater depletion in India is a sustainability challenge. However, the crucial role of climate and groundwater pumping on persisting groundwater drought remains unrecognized. Using the data from Gravity recovery climate experiment…
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators generate an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) force through the ionization and acceleration of charged species. Most active flow control DBD applications are only practical at lower Reynolds…
In the present work, a batch and continuous production of plasma-activated water (PAW) is reported. To produce PAW in a batch and continuous manner a multiple plasma device setup is used. The multiple plasma device consists of a series of…
Metal surface cleaning or etching techniques using reactive plasma are emerging as one of the dry processing techniques for surface contaminants with high bond energy, especially for cleaning and decontamination of nuclear components and…
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator arrays have been suggested as active flow control devices due to the robust electrohydrodynamic (EHD) force generation in variable atmospheric conditions. DBD plasma augmentation schemes…
Applications of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) based atmospheric pressure plasma jets are often limited by the relatively small area of treatment due to their 1D configuration. This letter describes the first results demonstrating…
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