Cold Atmospheric Plasma for Hydrogen Production, Nitrogen Fixation, and Surface Treatment
This research community develops low-temperature plasma technologies to drive chemical reactions for clean fuel synthesis, modify material surfaces, and treat biological systems.
The work centers on dielectric barrier discharges and plasma jets operating at atmospheric pressure. Key applications include methane pyrolysis for hydrogen production, nitrogen fixation for ammonia synthesis, and plasma-activated water generation. The community also investigates surface modification of polymers and food processing, using reactive oxygen species and non-thermal mechanisms to alter material properties or treat contaminants. Recurring elements include argon, helium, and nitrogen gases, with significant focus on catalyst design for methane decomposition and the physicochemical properties of plasma-treated liquids.
Argon research accounts for 4.4% of all Argon studies, and Helium research accounts for 2.8% of all Helium studies. Oxygen and Hydrogen research within this group represents 0.8% and 0.7% of their respective total fields, respectively.
The community comprises 24,222 papers, published primarily in Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, and Journal of Physics D Applied Physics.
Recent work continues to focus on methane pyrolysis for hydrogen production, plasma-activated water for antimicrobial applications, and the simulation of dielectric barrier discharge processes.