Promise of nonthermal plasmas in addressing emerging environmental and health problems: Present and future
Promise of nonthermal plasmas in addressing emerging environmental and health problems: Present and future
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DOI：
10.1063/5.0083766
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发表时间：
2022-06
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
J. Foster;María C. García
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作者：
J. Foster;María C. García
非热大气压等离子体将输入电能有效地转化为活性物质、带电粒子和光子。这种“活性气体”正在被研究作为当今社会面临的一系列环境和健康问题的解决方案。在这个角度来看，我们粗略地看了一些这些社会问题和反映的作用，等离子体可能发挥图表的途径，以支持研究的解决方案。在这里，我们调查了基于等离子体的去除水中痕量污染物的机会，例如水再利用，解决了稀缺和污染问题，基于等离子体的化学解聚为塑料回收带来的机会，以及等离子体在食品安全中的应用，包括食品灭菌和提高作物产量。最后，我们还简要回顾了等离子体如何帮助控制疾病传播。在每一种情况下，问题的范围与潜在的基于等离子体的解决方案一起沿着。
Nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasmas transform input electrical energy efficiently into reactive species, charged particles, and photons. This “activated gas” is being investigated as solutions for a range of environmental and health problems facing society today. In this Perspective, we take a cursory look at a few of these societal problems and the reflected role that plasmas may play in charting the pathway to a solution buoyed by supporting research. Here, we survey the plasma-based opportunities in the removal of trace contaminants in water supporting methodologies such as water reuse, which addresses scarcity and pollution, the opportunity posed by plasmas-based chemical depolymerization for plastics recycling, and the application of plasmas for food security, which includes sterilization of foodstuffs and the improvement of crop yield. Finally, we also included a short review on how plasmas may help control disease spread. In each case, the scope of the problem is presented along with the potential plasma-based solution.