Plasma Processes for Energy and Environment: The Pervasive Role of Plasma Processing in Technologies for Clean Energy and Environment.

Pucadyil, John

ISBN 10: 3659945242 / ISBN 13: 9783659945243

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017

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140 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.32 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Plasma Processes for Energy and Environment: The Pervasive Role of Plasma Processing in Technologies for Clean Energy and Environment.
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659945242
• ISBN 13: 9783659945243
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.25 kilograms

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Synopsis

This monograph explores the pervasive role of plasma in some areas related to energy and environment. Plasma processing exploits the fact that plasmas occupy an extremely extended parameter space in density, temperature or chemical reactivity. Density can vary over 30 orders while temperature can vary over 10. Relevant time scales can vary from seconds to picoseconds. Plasmas can provide temperatures and energy densities higher than any other medium. High levels of transient and non-equilibrium conditions can prevail in plasmas. Certain plasmas can have short density and temperature scale lengths enabling fast quenching of chemical products. Plasma processing plays an important role in the realisation of modern photovoltaic devices used for converting solar energy into electricity. Atmospheric contamination from industrial and vehicular emissions is ameliorated through plasma mediated processes. The negative impact of waste in environmental degradation is reduced through plasma processes for waste to energy conversion. Hydrocarbon fuels are made carbon-lean and environmentally less damaging.

About the Author

Prof. John Pucadyil served as Senior Professor and had occupied the Meghnad Saha Chair in Plasma Science and Technology at the Institute for Plasma Research in India. He has contributed significantly to the nucleation and growth of Plasma Physics and Industrial Plasma Applications in India. He lives in Kottayam, Kerala.