Plasma Chemistry

This unique book provides a fundamental introduction to all aspects of modern plasma chemistry.

Alexander Fridman (Author)

9780521847353, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 May 2008

1022 pages
25.7 x 18.5 x 5.8 cm, 1.97 kg

Providing a fundamental introduction to all aspects of modern plasma chemistry, this book describes mechanisms and kinetics of chemical processes in plasma, plasma statistics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and electrodynamics, as well as all major electric discharges applied in plasma chemistry. Fridman considers most of the major applications of plasma chemistry, from electronics to thermal coatings, from treatment of polymers to fuel conversion and hydrogen production and from plasma metallurgy to plasma medicine. It is helpful to engineers, scientists and students interested in plasma physics, plasma chemistry, plasma engineering and combustion, as well as chemical physics, lasers, energy systems and environmental control. The book contains an extensive database on plasma kinetics and thermodynamics and numerical formulas for practical calculations related to specific plasma-chemical processes and applications. Problems and concept questions are provided, helpful in courses related to plasma, lasers, combustion, chemical kinetics, statistics and thermodynamics, and high-temperature and high-energy fluid mechanics.

Prologue
Preface
1. Introduction to theoretical and applied plasma chemistry
2. Elementary plasma-chemical reactions
3. Plasma-chemical kinetics, thermodynamics and electrodynamics
4. Electric discharges in plasma chemistry
5. Inorganic gas phase plasma decomposition process
6. Gas-phase inorganic synthesis in plasma
7. Plasma synthesis, treatment and processing of inorganic materials, plasma metallurgy
8. Plasma-surface processing of inorganic materials, micro- and nanotechnologies
9. Organic and polymer plasma chemistry
10. Plasma-chemical fuel conversion and hydrogen production
11. Plasma chemistry in energy systems and environmental control
12. Plasma biology and plasma medicine.

Subject Areas: Mechanics of fluids [TGMF], Chemical engineering [TDCB], Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics [PNRW], Chemistry [PN], Plasma physics [PHFP], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC], Physics [PH], Nonlinear science [PBWR]