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Chawdhury P, Chansai S, Conway M, Parker J, Lindley M, Stere CE, Sankar M, Haigh SJ, Dennis-Smither B, Filip SV, Poulston S, Hinde P, Hawkins C, Hardacre C. Enhancing the Reaction of CO 2 and H 2O Using Catalysts within a Nonthermal Plasma. ACS Catal 2025; 15:7053-7065. [PMID: 40337366 PMCID: PMC12053938 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2025] [Revised: 03/17/2025] [Accepted: 04/03/2025] [Indexed: 05/09/2025]
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The direct conversion of emitted and captured carbon dioxide into usable fuels remains a significant challenge and is a key element in the transition to net zero. Herein, we examine the reaction of CO2 and H2O over Ni- and Cu-based catalysts combined with nonthermal plasma (NTP) technology. The catalysis under NTP conditions enabled significantly higher CO2 conversion and product yield, which was almost six times higher than that of the plasma-only system. A maximum H2 concentration of ∼2500 ppm was achieved for the Cu/ZSM5 catalyst at 17% CO2 conversion. Comprehensive catalyst characterization together with the reaction performances reveals that Cu in a reduced state promotes both the CO2 and H2O conversion leading to H2 formation. In situ diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of the gas phase products confirms that CO is the major active species to drive the water gas shift reaction to form H2 in addition to the direct CO2 and H2O interaction. It also explains how the different metal support interactions influence the CO adsorption and its interaction with water. Among the catalysts studied, ZSM5-supported Cu catalysts were found to be the most effective in facilitating the CO2 and H2O reaction to produce H2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Piu Chawdhury
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The University
of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The University
of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Cardiff Catalysis
Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff
University, Maindy Road, Cardiff CF24
4HQ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The University
of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Cardiff Catalysis
Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff
University, Maindy Road, Cardiff CF24
4HQ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Low Carbon
Innovation Centre, BP International Ltd, Saltend Chemicals Park, Hull HU12 8DS, U.K.
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- BP Technology
Centre, Whitchurch Hill, Pangbourne RG8 7QR, U.K.
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- Johnson
Matthey Technology Centre, Blount’s Court, Sonning Common, Reading RG4 9NH, U.K.
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- JM
Technology
Centre, Chilton Site,
Belasis Avenue, Billingham TS23 1LB, U.K.
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- Johnson
Matthey Technology Centre, Blount’s Court, Sonning Common, Reading RG4 9NH, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The University
of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Yang X, Zhang J, Liu W, Yang C, Wang W. In Situ Fourier Transform Infrared Investigation on the Low-Level Carbon Dioxide Conversion over a Nickel/Titanium Dioxide Catalyst. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:47524-47534. [PMID: 39205406 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Efficiently converting atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is crucial for sustainable human development. In this study, we conducted systematic in situ Fourier transform infrared tests to examine how hydrogen (H2) partial pressure affects the conversion of low-level CO2 (around 400 ppm) using nickel/titanium dioxide (Ni/TiO2). Results show that increasing H2 partial pressure significantly increases surface monodentate formate species, leading to enhanced methane (CH4) production at both 250 and 400 °C. Conversely, on Ni's surface, the key species are formyls and bidentate formate at 250 °C, but these decrease significantly at 400 °C. These findings indicate that low-level CO2 is more easily converted to CH4 over Ni/TiO2 than Ni, regardless of temperature. Additionally, the strong Ni-TiO2 interaction gives Ni/TiO2 an advantage in converting low CO2 concentrations, with excellent durability even at 400 °C. This study enhances our understanding of direct CO2 conversion and aids in the development of advanced CO2 emission reduction technologies.
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- Xueyi Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Atomic Control & Catalysis Engineering Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Atomic Control & Catalysis Engineering Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Atomic Control & Catalysis Engineering Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Atomic Control & Catalysis Engineering Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Atomic Control & Catalysis Engineering Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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Han Y, Fan G, Guo Y, Guo S, Ding J, Han C, Gao Y, Zhang J, Gu X, Wu L. Plasma-Driven Efficient Conversion of CO 2 and H 2O into Pure Syngas with Controllable Wide H 2/CO Ratios over Metal-Organic Frameworks Featuring In Situ Evolved Ligand Defects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406007. [PMID: 38687057 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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While the mild production of syngas (a mixture of H2 and CO) from CO2 and H2O is a promising alternative to the coal-based chemical engineering technologies, the inert nature of CO2 molecules, unfavorable splitting pathways of H2O and unsatisfactory catalysts lead to the challenge in the difficult integration of high CO2 conversion efficiency with produced syngas with controllable H2/CO ratios in a wide range. Herein, we report an efficient plasma-driven catalytic system for mild production of pure syngas over porous metal-organic framework (MOF) catalysts with rich confined H2O molecules, where their syngas production capacity is regulated by the in situ evolved ligand defects and the plasma-activated intermediate species of CO2 molecules. Specially, the Cu-based catalyst system achieves 61.9 % of CO2 conversion and the production of pure syngas with wide H2/CO ratios of 0.05 : 1-4.3 : 1. As revealed by the experimental and theoretical calculation results, the in situ dynamic structure evolution of Cu-containing MOF catalysts favors the generation of coordinatively unsaturated metal active sites with optimized geometric and electronic characteristics, the adsorption of reactants, and the reduced energy barriers of syngas-production potential-determining steps of the hydrogenation of CO2 to *COOH and the protonation of H2O to *H.
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- Yali Han
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
- Department of Materials Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Budde M, Engeln R. Influence of energy transfer processes on the rovibrational characteristics of CO2 in low-temperature conversion plasma with Ar and He admixture. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:244307. [PMID: 38912630 DOI: 10.1063/5.0213892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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The influence of argon and helium on the rovibrational kinetics of carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO in low-temperature conversion plasma is investigated. With this objective, a combined experimental and computational study is conducted, applying quantum cascade laser infrared absorption spectroscopy to a pulsed DC CO2 glow discharge with varying noble gas admixture and modeling it with a two-term Boltzmann solver. Time-resolved rovibrational temperatures and dissociation fractions are presented, exhibiting an increase in rotational-vibrational non-equilibrium and an increasing CO2 conversion with argon (Ar) and helium (He) admixtures. Results are discussed in the context of energy transfer processes for collisions involving electrons, corroborated by electron-kinetic modeling, and heavy particle collisions. With noble gas addition, an increase in the electron number density, promoting excitation, and the high-energy tail of the electron energy distribution function are found. Penning ionization processes are proposed as an explanation for the increase in conversion, showing higher conversion for Ar due to the lower excitation thresholds and, therefore, larger state population. In the context of rovibrational kinetics, processes leading to the gain or loss of vibrational energy of CO2 are analyzed, pointing out subtle differences in, for example, relaxation rate coefficients between Ar and He. However, the cooling of the gas through conductive heat transfer is identified as the most important influence of the Ar and He admixture, as it keeps the relaxation rate for vibrational quenching low.
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- Maik Budde
- Department of Applied Physics and Science Education, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ASML Netherlands B.V., P.O. Box 324, 5500 AH Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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Luo Y, Yue X, Zhang H, Liu X, Wu Z. Recent advances in energy efficiency optimization methods for plasma CO 2 conversion. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167486. [PMID: 37788772 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Efforts to develop efficient methods for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) have drawn mounting interest due to incremental concerns over carbon emissions. Non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology has shown promise in this regard by producing numerous reactive substances at relatively low temperatures. However, an analysis of relevant literature reveals an underwhelming level of overall energy efficiency for this technology and an insufficient level of attention being paid to it. It is crucial to put forward more effective energy-saving schemes based on a comprehensive analysis of past research results to promote sustained development. This review highlights the latest advances in pertinent energy efficiency optimization studies and outlines state-of-the-art methods. In terms of energy efficiency optimization for plasma CO2 conversion, a comparison is made among different research results in four aspects as follows. Specifically, this study analyzes reactor structure optimization in terms of discharge characteristic, flow field, and plasma contact area; discusses pathways of heat transfer optimization to suppress the competing reaction; and explores catalyst optimization in terms of active sites, calcination temperature, and product selectivity; examines the potential of utilizing solar energy for clean energy applications. The analysis of energy efficiency data indicates an overall improvement when the aforementioned optimization measures are applied, which is essential to validate the effectiveness of each method. Finally, this paper discusses the potential difficulties and future research areas of NTP technology. Urgent further research is imperative on energy efficiency optimization methods for potential large-scale industrial applications in the future.
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- Yang Luo
- School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; Institute of Building Carbon Neutrality, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China.
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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Irfan M, Afzal S, Hussain M, Naz MY, Shukrullah S, Rahman S, Faraj Mursal SN, Ghanim AAJ. Testing of Sr-Doped ZnO/CNT Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution from Water Splitting under Atmospheric Dielectric Barrier Plasma Exposure. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:18891-18900. [PMID: 37273618 PMCID: PMC10233682 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Nonthermal plasma is a well-recognized environmentally advantageous method for producing green fuels. This work used different photocatalysts, including PZO, SxZO, and SxZCx for hydrogen production using an atmospheric argon coaxial dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)-based light source. The photocatalysts were produced using a sol-gel route. The DBD discharge column was filled with water, methanol, and the catalyst to run the reaction under argon plasma. The DBD reactor was operated with a 10 kV AC source to sustain plasma for water splitting. The light absorption study of the tested catalysts revealed a decrease in the band gap with an increase in the concentration of Sr and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the Sr/ZnO/CNTs series. The photocatalyst S25ZC2 demonstrated the lowest photoluminescence (PL) intensity, implying the most quenched recombination of charge carriers. The highest H2 evolution rate of 2760 μmol h-1 g-1 was possible with the S25ZC2 catalyst, and the lowest evolution rate of 56 μmol h-1 g-1 was observed with the PZO catalyst. The photocatalytic activity of S25ZC2 was initially high, which decreased slightly over time due to the deactivation of the photocatalyst. The photocatalytic activity decreased from 2760 to 1670 μmol h-1 g-1 at the end of the process.
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- Muhammad Irfan
- Electrical
Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Electrical
Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia
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- Electrical
Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia
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Olivier A, Desgagnés A, Mercier E, Iliuta MC. New Insights on Catalytic Valorization of Carbon Dioxide by Conventional and Intensified Processes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Antoine Olivier
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, Québec, G1 V 0A6, Canada
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Recent progress in plasma-catalytic conversion of CO2 to chemicals and fuels. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Plasma-coupled catalysis in VOCs removal and CO2 conversion: Efficiency enhancement and synergistic mechanism. CATAL COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Xia M, Ding W, Shen C, Zhang Z, Liu CJ. CeO 2-Enhanced CO 2 Decomposition via Frosted Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mengyu Xia
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Yan C, Waitt C, Akintola I, Lee G, Easa J, Clarke R, Geng F, Poirier D, Otor HO, Rivera-Castro G, Go DB, O’Brien CP, Hicks JC, Schneider WF, Ma H. Recent Advances in Plasma Catalysis. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Chang Yan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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