1 Application of Plasma Technology for Remediating Environment:An Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Plasma Generation and Application 1.3 Plasma Technology in Environmental Protection References 2 Remediation of Phenanthrene-contaminated Soil Using Non-thermal Plasma Fluidized Bed 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Experimental Section 2.2.1 Experimental Setup 2.2.2 Materials and Analyses 2.3 Results and Discussion 2.3.1 Effect of the Solid Bed Location 2.3.2 Effect of the Input Energy Density 2.3.3 Effect of the Flow Rate of the Carrier Gas 2.3.4 Effect of the Soil Moisture Content 2.3.5 Role of Active Species 2.3.6 TOC Analysis 2.3.7 Proposed Pathway of the PHE Degradation 2.4 Conclusions References 3 Degradation and Discoloration of Textile Dyes Using Gliding Arc Plasma Combined with Fenton Catalysis 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Experimental Section 3.2.1 Plasma Apparatus 3.2.2 Materials and Analytical Methods 3.3 Results and Discussion 3.3.1 Plasma Discoloration and Degradation of Single Dye 3.3.2 Treatment Results of Mixed Dye Wastewater 3.3.3 Discoloration and Degradation in the Presence of Zerovalent Iron (ZVI) 3.3.4 Comparison of Different Research Studies and Their Major Results 3.4 Conclusions References 4 Reduction and Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution by Microplasma 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Experimental Details 4.2.1 Discharge Apparatus and Materials 4.2.2 Analyses 4.3 Results 4.3.1 Effect of Gas Flow Rate on Cr(VI) Reduction 4.3.2 Effect of Initial pH on Cr(VI) Reduction 4.3.3 Effect of Stirring on Cr(VI) Reduction 4.3.4 Effect of Initial Cr(VI) Concentration on Cr(VI) Reduction. 4.3.5 Effect of Various Discharge Gas on Cr(VI) Reduction 4.3.6 Effect of Input Power on Cr(VI) Reduction 4.3.7 Effect of Ethanol on Cr(VI) Reduction and Removal 4.3.8 Effect of Initial pH on the Removal of Cr(VI) in the Presence of Ethanol 4.3.9 Characterization of the Sediment 4.4 Discussion 4.5 Conclusions References
5 Surface Sterilization by Atmospheric Pressure Non-thermal Plasma . 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Experimental Section 5.3 Results and Discussion 5.3.1 Destruction of Bacteria by Atmospheric Pressure Non-thermal Plasma 5.3.2 Influence of Air Flow Rate on the Sterilization Efficiency 5.3.3 Influence of Gap Distance Between Agar Surfaces and Electrodes on the Sterilization Efficiency 5.3.4 Temperature Variations of Surface Sterilization Efficiency under Different Contact Distances 5.3.5 Influence of the Total Number of Bacteria in the Surface on the Sterilization Efficiency 5.3.6 Scanning Electron Microscopic Photomicrographs of E-coli in the Treatment 5.3.7 Mechanism of Bacteria Inactivation by Non-thermal Plasma 5.4 Conclusions References 6 Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Plasma Fluidized Bed 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Plasma Fluidized Bed with Catalysis 6.2.1 Experimental Section 6.2.2 Results 6.3 Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Plasma Fluidized Bed with Activated Carbon 6.3.1 Experimental Section 6.3.2 Results Reference Index
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