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Plasma Chemistry

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Characteristics of atmospheric plasmas

• The concentration and composition of reactive molecules produced in Cold Atmospheric Plasmas depends on the gases used, the gas flow, power applied, humidity level etc.
  
  
• Reactive components are the product of a non-equilibrium plasma-gas phase chemistry, which is only poorly understood at present.
  
  
• Chemical reaction networks with over 200 important reactions are being developed for our plasma devices*
  
  
• Some of the major components (produced in air) are OH, *OH, H₂O₂, O, O₃, NO, NO_x, plus some ions, e.g. OH^-, O⁺, O₂⁺, N⁺, N₂⁺ etc.
  

*Cooperation with Prof. David Graves, University of California, Berkeley

Basic chemical plasma reactions in air

Important chemical reactions in air

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