TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental and biological applications of microplasmas
AU - Becker, K.
AU - Koutsospyros, A.
AU - Yin, S. M.
AU - Christodoulatos, C.
AU - Abramzon, N.
AU - Joaquin, J. C.
AU - Brelles-Marĩo, G.
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - Stable glow-type discharge plasmas at elevated pressures can be generated and maintained easily when the plasma is spatially confined to cavities with critical dimensions below 1 mm ('microplasmas'). We studied the properties of several atmospheric-pressure microplasmas and their use in the remediation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and biological decontamination. The VOCs studied include individual prototypcal aliphatic and aromatic compounds as well as mixtures such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). The biological systems under study included individual bacteria as well as bacterial biofilms, which are highly structured communities of bacteria that are very resistant to antibiotics, germicides, and other conventional forms of destruction.
AB - Stable glow-type discharge plasmas at elevated pressures can be generated and maintained easily when the plasma is spatially confined to cavities with critical dimensions below 1 mm ('microplasmas'). We studied the properties of several atmospheric-pressure microplasmas and their use in the remediation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and biological decontamination. The VOCs studied include individual prototypcal aliphatic and aromatic compounds as well as mixtures such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). The biological systems under study included individual bacteria as well as bacterial biofilms, which are highly structured communities of bacteria that are very resistant to antibiotics, germicides, and other conventional forms of destruction.
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U2 - 10.1088/0741-3335/47/12B/S37
DO - 10.1088/0741-3335/47/12B/S37
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27744503923
SN - 0741-3335
VL - 47
SP - B513-B523
JO - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
JF - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
IS - 12 B
ER -