Plasma Remediation Technology for Environmental Protection

✍ Scribed by ChangMing Du, JianHua Yan (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 85
• Series: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book introduces a new technology for environmental protection, namely plasma cleaning. It brings together technological advances and research on plasma generators and their application in environmental science and engineering, including contaminated soil remediation, waste water degradation, metal recovery from waste solution, sterilization and polluted air remediation. It provides a balanced and comprehensive discussion of the core principles, novel plasma reactors and diagnostics, and state-of-the-art environmental applications of plasma. As such, it represents a valuable reference guide for scientists, engineers and graduate students in the fields of environmental science and plasma physics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Application of Plasma Technology for Remediating Environment—An Introduction....Pages 1-5
Remediation of Phenanthrene-Contaminated Soil Using Non-thermal Plasma Fluidized Bed....Pages 7-20
Degradation and Discoloration of Textile Dyes Using Gliding Arc Plasma Combined with Fenton Catalysis....Pages 21-39
Reduction and Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution by Microplasma....Pages 41-59
Surface Sterilization by Atmospheric Pressure Non-thermal Plasma....Pages 61-73
Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Plasma Fluidized Bed....Pages 75-79

✦ Subjects

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology;Waste Management/Waste Technology;Plasma Physics;Pollution, general;Water Quality/Water Pollution