Plasma Assisted Decontamination of Biological and Chemical Agents

Plasma decontamination is a rapidly expanding area of modern science and engineering. An increasing number of engineers are using plasma methods for decontamination of chemical and biological agents. Plasma decontamination is effectively applied today to clean and sterilize different surfaces, high volume air and water streams, industrial exhausts, and even living tissue of animals and humans. This book provides a fundamental introduction to virtually all aspects of modern plasma decontamination, as well as the most recent technological achievements in the area.

The book is segmented into four specific sections of modern plasma decontamination: (1) plasma bio-decontamination, including disinfection and sterilization of surfaces, water and air streams; (2) plasma decontamination of chemical agents, including cleaning of air, water, and industrial exhaust gases from different pollutants and especially volatile organic compounds VOC; (3) plasma treatment of living tissue, including different subjects of plasma medicine from skin sterilization to tissue engineering; (4) major electric discharges applied for the plasma-assisted decontamination of chemical and biological agents.

Decontamination of surfaces, air and water streams, industrial exhausts Plasma methods of treatment of different, surfaces, water and air Plasma biology and plasma medicine Plasma enhanced tissue engineering Electric discharges for plasma decontamination

Inhalt
Plasma for Bio-Decontamination.- Biological Decontamination Using an Atmospheric Pressure Resistive Barrier Plasma Discharge.- Plasma for Air and Water Sterilization.- Pulsed Submerged Arc Plasma Disinfection of Water: Bacteriological Results and an Exploration of Possible Mechanisms.- Antimicrobial Treatment of Heat Sensitive Products by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Sources.- Cold Plasma A Powerful Agent for Biological Applications.- Preliminary Evaluation of Low Power Pulsed Corona Discharge for Characterization of Liquids.- Concurrent Treatment of Chemical and Biological Contaminants in Water by a Pulsed Arc Electrohydraulic Discharge.- Plasma for Chemical Decontamination.- Multi-Pollutant Gas Removal Characteristics of Corona Discharge Radical Shower-Catalyst Hybrid System for Treatment of Jet Engine Test Cell Flue Gases.- Pulsed Corona Plasma Pilot Plant for VOC Abatement in Industrial Streams.- Degradation of Organics Compounds and Production of Activated Species in Dielectric Barrier Discharges and Glidarc Reactors.- Mechanisms of Conversion of Heavy Hydrocarbons in Biogas Initiated by Pulsed Corona Discharges.- Plasma Methods for Toxic Wastes Processing.- Environmental Control Plasma Educational Laboratory.- Plasma Decontamination in Medicine.- Cold Plasma Treatment of In Vitro Dental Plaque.- Applications of Non Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma in Medicine.- Penetration of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Treatment into Fluid for Biomedical Applications.- Plasma Surface Modification of Three Dimensional Poly (?-Caprolactone) Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Application.- Plasma Assisted Surface Modification Processes for Biomedical Materials and Devices.- Electric Discharges for Plasma Decontamination.- Nano-Second Dielectric Barrier Discharge for DirectMedical Applications.- Uniform and Filamentary Nature of Continuous-Wave and Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma.- Continuous and Pulse Power Supplies for Different Plasma Applications.- Plasma and Gas Discharge Methods of Air and Gas Purification.- Model for Development of Electric Breakdown in Liquids and Stability Analysis.- Simulation of Atmospheric Pressure Non-Thermal Plasma Discharges for Surface Decontamination Applications.- Detection of Solar Plasma Influence on the Satellite Channel of Communication.- Simple Diagnostics of the Low Pressure Plasmas in Chemically-Active Media.