Advances in non-equilibrium plasma kinetics: a theoretical and experimental review

LD Pietanza, O Guaitella, V Aquilanti… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Numerous applications have required the study of CO 2 plasmas since the 1960s, from CO 2
lasers to spacecraft heat shields. However, in recent years, intense research activities on the …

Foundations of plasma catalysis for environmental applications

A Bogaerts, EC Neyts, O Guaitella… - … Sources Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma catalysis is gaining increasing interest for various applications, but the underlying
mechanisms are still far from understood. Hence, more fundamental research is needed to …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing CO2 conversion with plasma reactors in series and O2 removal

R Vertongen, G Trenchev, R Van Loenhout… - Journal of CO2 …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we take a crucial step towards the industrial readiness of plasma-based CO 2
conversion. We present a stepwise method to study plasma reactors in series as a first …

Insights into the limitations to vibrational excitation of CO2: validation of a kinetic model with pulsed glow discharge experiments

O Biondo, C Fromentin, T Silva, V Guerra… - Plasma Sources …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Vibrational excitation represents an efficient channel to drive the dissociation of CO 2 in a
non-thermal plasma. Its viability is investigated in low-pressure pulsed discharges, with the …

Study of vibrational kinetics of CO2 and CO in CO2–O2 plasmas under non-equilibrium conditions

C Fromentin, T Silva, TC Dias… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This work explores the effect of O 2 addition on CO 2 dissociation and on the vibrational
kinetics of CO 2 and CO under various non-equilibrium plasma conditions. A self-consistent …

Activation of vibrational-induced CO2 dissociation in cold non-equilibrium plasma

LD Pietanza, G Colonna… - Plasma Physics and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The activation of vibrational-induced dissociation of CO 2 in cold non-equilibrium plasma
discharges is investigated by means of a 0D self-consistent kinetic model, which, with a state …

Validation of non-equilibrium kinetics in CO2–N2 plasmas

C Fromentin, T Silva, TC Dias, E Baratte… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This work explores the effect of N 2 addition on CO 2 dissociation and on the vibrational
kinetics of CO 2 and CO under various non-equilibrium plasma conditions. A self-consistent …

A reaction mechanism for vibrationally-cold low-pressure CO2 plasmas

AF Silva, AS Morillo-Candas… - Plasma Sources …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of plasmas for CO 2 utilization has been under investigation in recent years
following a wave of environmental awareness. In this work, previously published …

Mars in situ oxygen and propellant production by non-equilibrium plasmas

P Ogloblina, AS Morillo-Candas, AF Silva… - Plasma Sources …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
It has been recently advocated that Mars has excellent conditions for oxygen and fuel
production directly from atmospheric CO 2 using non-equilibrium plasmas. The Martian …

Influence of oxygen on the ro-vibrational kinetics of a non-equilibrium discharge in CO2–O2 mixtures

SCL Vervloedt, M Budde, R Engeln - Plasma Sources Science …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Storing excess renewable energy in hydrocarbons produced from CO 2 potentially solves
the intermittency issue of renewable energy sources in a green manner. The required …